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Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMG statistics

How many Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMGs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the MD CLK 55 AMG compares with other versions of the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class. Recorded by DVLA as “MD CLK 55 AMG AUTO”.

Last updated
Records analysed
196 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMG records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 107 −13.0% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 89 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 80.0% Other Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class versions 36.0%
  • Peak year 2005 236 licensed
  • Share of Mercedes-Benz CLK-Classes 0.7% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 45.4% of those still registered are SORN

How many Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMGs are left in Great Britain?

There were 107 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMGs licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 89 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 54.7% lower than its peak of 236 in 2005.

Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMGs licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.

Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMGs licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2003 124
2004 222
2005 236
2006 229
2007 2293
2008 22310
2009 2275
2010 2269
2011 21811
2012 21411
2013 2125
2014 20513
2015 19419
2016 18625
2017 18422
2018 17337
2019 16941
2020 15845
2021 15646
2022 14254
2023 13463
2024 11776
2025 10690
2026 10789

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMGs have survived?

80.0% of the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMGs first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class first registered in the same years, the figure is 36.0%, so Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMGs are 2.2 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 15 other versions of the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class first registered in the same years.

Share of Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMGs still registered compared with other Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMG 80.0%
Other Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class versions of the same age 36.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMG registrations over time

Registrations of Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMGs for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 127 in 2003. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMGs registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’03 127
’04 100
’05 18
’06 0
’07 0
’08 0
’09 0
’10 0
’11 0
’12 0
’13 0
’14 0
’15 0
’16 0
’17 0
’18 0
’19 0
’20 0
’21 0
’22 0
’23 0
’24 0
’25 0

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMG engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 107 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMGs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 99.1% have an engine of 5,401cc to 5,500cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMGs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
5,401cc to 5,500cc 106 licensed 99.1%
Other sizes 1 licensed 0.9%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Other versions of the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class

Versions of the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class with their own page. The Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class page covers all 18,679 licensed, whatever the version.

Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMG compared with other versions of the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class CLK 500 Avantgarde 165 126 62.7%
Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class CLK 500 Elegance 138 71 61.7%
Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMG 107 89 80.0%

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 196 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class MD CLK 55 AMG records (licensed and SORN) 15 September 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 15 September 2026
  • Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
  • Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
  • This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “MD CLK 55 AMG AUTO”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
  • Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
  • First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.

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