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Mercedes-Benz Esprinter vans: how many are still registered?
585still registered
Mercedes-Benz Esprinter vans still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 7 recorded variants.
Most recorded on UK roads at once: 2,334 (2022 Q4) - 25.0% of that peak survives.
The decline has levelled off - survivor numbers have held steady over the last five years.
82 of the survivors (14.0%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.
25.0% survives 2022 Q4 peak: 2,334
Every van drawn here is one still on the register. Pick variants on the left to colour them in.
Derivatives
DVLA also registers other body types under the Mercedes-Benz Esprinter nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is vans only.
By year
All 585 surviving Mercedes-Benz Esprinter vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.
Vans joining a UK register each year, and how many of that year's arrivals are still registered now (the darker part of each bar). For an import this is the year it arrived, not the year it was built.
On the road over time
Total Mercedes-Benz Esprinter vans registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.
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Check a reg freeSource: DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (DfT). Counts as of 2025, licensed and SORN vehicles both included. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Survivor counts are national registration figures, not a guarantee any particular car exists or is roadworthy - check a specific reg free.