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Mercedes-Benz V Class: how many are still registered?

14,081still registered

Mercedes-Benz V Class cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 41 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 16,028 (2026 Q2) - 87.8% of that peak survives.

1,180 of the survivors (8.3%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

87.8% survives 2026 Q2 peak: 16,028

Declared off-road (SORN)1,180 · 8.3%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Mercedes-Benz V Class nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is cars only.

Mercedes-Benz V Class vans223still reg.Mercedes-Benz V Class lorries1still reg.Mercedes-Benz V Class buses and coaches3still reg.

By year

All 14,081 surviving Mercedes-Benz V Class cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 1,313 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 43.9% of the 2014 figure. That is the earliest real count of the same cars: DVLA publishes no production figures, so nothing here is a count of how many were built.

Year built1997 → 2025
3,0001,5000
19972025
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On the road over time

Total Mercedes-Benz V Class cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

16,028
1996log scale2026: 16,028
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Mercedes-Benz V Class cars split by engine capacity and by fuel, as recorded 2025. Engine sizes are DVLA's own bands and cover only the cars it holds a capacity for.

Engine size

1901cc to 2000cc5,329 cars · 37.8%
2101cc to 2200cc8,337 cars · 59.2%
2201cc to 2300cc286 cars · 2.0%
2301cc to 2400cc1 cars · under 0.1%
2701cc to 2800cc128 cars · 0.9%

Fuel

Diesel13,678 · 97.1%
Petrol377 · 2.6%
Gas26 · 0.1%

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Source: 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.