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Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350 statistics
How many Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the CLS350 compares with other versions of the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class.
- Licensed in Great Britain 1,047 −8.2% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 230 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 66.3% Other Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class versions 36.6%
- Peak year 2015 1,738 licensed
- Share of Mercedes-Benz CLS-Classes 5.4% of those licensed or SORN
- New registrations in 2025 3 registered for the first time
How many Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350s are left in Great Britain?
There were 1,047 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350s licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 230 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 39.8% lower than its peak of 1,738 in 2015.
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350s licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2010, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 322 | – |
| 2010 | 768 | 10 |
| 2011 | 1,333 | 30 |
| 2012 | 1,424 | 34 |
| 2013 | 1,723 | 10 |
| 2014 | 1,733 | 21 |
| 2015 | 1,738 | 20 |
| 2016 | 1,706 | 28 |
| 2017 | 1,652 | 33 |
| 2018 | 1,624 | 48 |
| 2019 | 1,588 | 67 |
| 2020 | 1,517 | 87 |
| 2021 | 1,487 | 94 |
| 2022 | 1,436 | 120 |
| 2023 | 1,321 | 137 |
| 2024 | 1,190 | 194 |
| 2025 | 1,106 | 231 |
| 2026 | 1,047 | 230 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350s have survived?
66.3% of the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350s 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 36.6%, so Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350s are 1.8 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 4 other versions of the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350 | 66.3% |
| Other Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class versions of the same age | 36.6% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350 registrations over time
Registrations of Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350s for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 632 in 2011. In 2025, 3 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’09 | 288 |
| ’10 | 460 |
| ’11 | 632 |
| ’12 | 280 |
| ’13 | 208 |
| ’14 | 50 |
| ’15 | 2 |
| ’16 | 0 |
| ’17 | 0 |
| ’18 | 0 |
| ’19 | 1 |
| ’20 | 0 |
| ’21 | 0 |
| ’22 | 0 |
| ’23 | 1 |
| ’24 | 1 |
| ’25 | 3 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350 engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 1,143 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 97.2% have an engine of 2,901cc to 3,000cc, and 2.7% have an engine of 3,401cc to 3,500cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 2,901cc to 3,000cc 1,111 licensed | 97.2% |
| 3,401cc to 3,500cc 31 licensed | 2.7% |
| Other sizes 1 licensed | 0.1% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,901–3,000cc | Diesel | 1,111 | 97.2% |
| 3,401–3,500cc | Petrol | 30 | 2.6% |
Fuel type, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year.
| Year | Diesel | Petrol |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 98.4% | 1.6% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | 1.6% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | 1.7% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | 1.7% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | 1.7% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | 1.8% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | 1.8% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | 1.8% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | 1.9% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | 2.2% |
| 2025 | 97.4% | 2.6% |
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.
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class MOT reliability
In 2025, 74.6% of Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 68.5% of the time, so the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class does better than average for its age, by 6.1 points.
DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Mercedes-Benz CLS-Classes tested, the CLS350 among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class page.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class vs all cars
Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.
| Vehicle age | Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 4–5 years | 79.9% | 87.6% |
| 6–7 years | 82.4% | 83.0% |
| 8–10 years | 79.3% | 75.7% |
| 11–14 years | 73.2% | 65.5% |
| 15–19 years | 68.2% | 58.0% |
| 20+ years | 71.2% | 61.0% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Most common MOT failure categories
Tyres is the most common reason a Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Tyres | 37.0% |
| Suspension | 34.4% |
| Brakes | 24.0% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 19.6% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 11.6% |
| Visibility | 7.7% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
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 19,273 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350 | 1,047 | 230 | 66.3% |
| Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350 Grand Edit-N | 658 | 209 | 66.5% |
| Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 55 AMG | 173 | 131 | 66.1% |
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 1,277 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS350 records (licensed and SORN) | 2 October 2026 |
| MOT results (whole model) | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 22,322 MOT tests | 15 September 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 2 October 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 2010.
- This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “CLS350 CDI BLUEEFFICIENCY AUTO”, “CLS350 CDI AUTO”, “CLS350 BLUEEFFICIENCY 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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