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Mercedes-Benz E-Class E500 Avantgarde statistics
How many Mercedes-Benz E-Class E500 Avantgardes are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the E500 Avantgarde compares with other versions of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
- Licensed in Great Britain 173 −12.2% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 104 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 54.5% Other Mercedes-Benz E-Class versions 26.7%
- Peak year 2007 475 licensed
- Share of Mercedes-Benz E-Classes 0.1% of those licensed or SORN
- New registrations in 2025 1 registered for the first time
How many Mercedes-Benz E-Class E500 Avantgardes are left in Great Britain?
There were 173 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E500 Avantgardes licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 104 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 63.6% lower than its peak of 475 in 2007.
Mercedes-Benz E-Class E500 Avantgardes licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 116 | – |
| 2003 | 272 | – |
| 2004 | 413 | – |
| 2005 | 451 | – |
| 2006 | 466 | – |
| 2007 | 475 | 5 |
| 2008 | 464 | 6 |
| 2009 | 465 | 7 |
| 2010 | 461 | 9 |
| 2011 | 449 | 10 |
| 2012 | 421 | 18 |
| 2013 | 416 | 16 |
| 2014 | 403 | 13 |
| 2015 | 383 | 25 |
| 2016 | 362 | 33 |
| 2017 | 343 | 45 |
| 2018 | 316 | 49 |
| 2019 | 295 | 61 |
| 2020 | 283 | 65 |
| 2021 | 272 | 69 |
| 2022 | 244 | 77 |
| 2023 | 219 | 88 |
| 2024 | 211 | 90 |
| 2025 | 194 | 103 |
| 2026 | 173 | 104 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Mercedes-Benz E-Class E500 Avantgardes have survived?
54.5% of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class E500 Avantgardes first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class first registered in the same years, the figure is 26.7%, so Mercedes-Benz E-Class E500 Avantgardes are 2.1 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 13 other versions of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz E-Class E500 Avantgarde | 54.5% |
| Other Mercedes-Benz E-Class versions of the same age | 26.7% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Mercedes-Benz E-Class E500 Avantgarde registrations over time
Registrations of Mercedes-Benz E-Class E500 Avantgardes for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 163 in 2003. In 2025, 1 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’02 | 117 |
| ’03 | 163 |
| ’04 | 142 |
| ’05 | 44 |
| ’06 | 19 |
| ’07 | 8 |
| ’08 | 3 |
| ’09 | 0 |
| ’10 | 9 |
| ’11 | 2 |
| ’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 | 1 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Mercedes-Benz E-Class E500 Avantgarde engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 197 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E500 Avantgardes licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 87.8% have an engine of 4,901cc to 5,000cc, and 11.7% have an engine of 5,401cc to 5,500cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 4,901cc to 5,000cc 173 licensed | 87.8% |
| 5,401cc to 5,500cc 23 licensed | 11.7% |
| Other sizes 1 licensed | 0.5% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,901–5,000cc | Petrol | 172 | 87.3% |
| 5,401–5,500cc | Petrol | 23 | 11.7% |
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 E-Class page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Mercedes-Benz E-Class MOT reliability
In 2025, 77.4% of Mercedes-Benz E-Class MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 72.3% of the time, so the Mercedes-Benz E-Class does better than average for its age, by 5.1 points.
DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Mercedes-Benz E-Classes tested, the E500 Avantgarde among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Mercedes-Benz E-Class page.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Mercedes-Benz E-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 E-Class | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | 88.3% | 89.5% |
| 4–5 years | 87.2% | 87.6% |
| 6–7 years | 84.5% | 83.0% |
| 8–10 years | 80.6% | 75.7% |
| 11–14 years | 71.5% | 65.5% |
| 15–19 years | 69.6% | 58.0% |
| 20+ years | 69.0% | 61.0% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Most common MOT failure categories
Tyres is the most common reason a Mercedes-Benz E-Class fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Tyres | 35.8% |
| Suspension | 35.0% |
| Brakes | 23.8% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 17.8% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 12.4% |
| Visibility | 7.4% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Other versions of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Versions of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class with their own page. The Mercedes-Benz E-Class page covers all 201,971 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz E-Class E320 Avantgarde | 3,240 | 3,778 | 34.5% |
| Mercedes-Benz E-Class E320 | 531 | 852 | 37.2% |
| Mercedes-Benz E-Class E220 | 418 | 876 | 14.2% |
| Mercedes-Benz E-Class E300 | 370 | 674 | 26.7% |
| Mercedes-Benz E-Class E220 Cabriolet | 213 | 263 | 63.0% |
| Mercedes-Benz E-Class E500 Avantgarde | 173 | 104 | 54.5% |
| Mercedes-Benz E-Class E350 Avantgarde | 180 | 47 | 67.6% |
| Mercedes-Benz E-Class E350 SE Blueeffi-CY | 190 | 22 | 80.6% |
| Mercedes-Benz E-Class E350 Elegance | 85 | 28 | 71.5% |
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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 | 277 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E500 Avantgarde 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 | 230,117 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 2007.
- This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “E500 AVANTGARDE AUTO”, “E500 AVANTGARDE A”. 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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