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Mercedes-Benz X Class vans: how many are still registered?

3,950still registered

Mercedes-Benz X Class vans still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 7 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 4,430 (2020 Q3) - 89.1% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 3.1% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 3,373 in 2030.

219 of the survivors (5.5%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

89.1% survives 2020 Q3 peak: 4,430

Declared off-road (SORN)219 · 5.5%
Disappearing per year3.1%
Projected 2030~3,373

Derivatives

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

Mercedes-Benz X Class cars7still reg.

By year

All 3,950 surviving Mercedes-Benz X Class vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built2017 → 2020
2,0001,0000
2017201820192020
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On the road over time

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

4,399
2017log scale2026: 3,706
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Mercedes-Benz X Class vans 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

2201cc to 2300cc2,663 vans · 67.4%
2901cc to 3000cc1,287 vans · 32.5%

Fuel

Diesel3,950 · 100%

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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.