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Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 55 AMG statistics

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

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

Last updated
Records analysed
309 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 55 AMG records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 175 −1.7% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 134 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 67.2% Other Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class versions 44.0%
  • Peak year 2006 445 licensed
  • Share of Mercedes-Benz CLS-Classes 1.3% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 43.4% of those still registered are SORN

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

There were 175 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 55 AMGs licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 134 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 60.7% lower than its peak of 445 in 2006.

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

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

Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 55 AMGs licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2005 324
2006 445
2007 4352
2008 4247
2009 4267
2010 4085
2011 39310
2012 38513
2013 37810
2014 36611
2015 34613
2016 35121
2017 33924
2018 32434
2019 30943
2020 28569
2021 27074
2022 23788
2023 212105
2024 187125
2025 174134
2026 175134

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 55 AMGs have survived?

67.2% of the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 55 AMGs first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class first registered in the same years, the figure is 44.0%, so Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 55 AMGs are 1.5 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 3 other versions of the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class first registered in the same years.

Share of Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 55 AMGs still registered compared with other Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 55 AMG 67.2%
Other Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class versions of the same age 44.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 55 AMG registrations over time

Registrations of Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 55 AMGs for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 318 in 2005. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 55 AMGs registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’05 318
’06 133
’07 2
’08 0
’09 1
’10 2
’11 0
’12 0
’13 0
’14 0
’15 1
’16 0
’17 0
’18 1
’19 1
’20 1
’21 0
’22 0
’23 0
’24 0
’25 0

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 55 AMG engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 179 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 55 AMGs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 99.4% have an engine of 5,401cc to 5,500cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 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 178 licensed 99.4%
Other sizes 1 licensed 0.6%

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 CLS-Class page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Other versions of the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class

Versions of the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class with their own page. The Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class page covers all 19,639 licensed, whatever the version.

Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 55 AMG compared with other versions of the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350 1,076 245 68.6%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350 Grand Edit-N 693 208 69.1%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 55 AMG 175 134 67.2%

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 309 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 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 “CLS 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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