How many Mercedes 300s are left?
2,830 are on the road in Great Britain and 5,162 are declared off the road. Fewer than ten thousand on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
Registered as cars
2,830
on the road in Great Britain
plus 5,162 declared off the road
Uncommon
- Most on the road
- 33,082, when records start (the end of 1994)
- Still on the road
- 9% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 25% (3,754 to 2,830)
Registered as vans
6
on the road in Great Britain
plus 8 declared off the road
Ultra rare
- Most on the road
- 59, the end of 2003
- Still on the road
- 10% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Up 50% (4 to 6)
Every version, as the DVLA records it
The model name on the logbook. Some are the same car recorded in slightly different ways, and a few are typing mistakes.
| Version | On the road | Off the road | Most there were |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 SE Auto | 226 | 539 | 5,145 (1994) |
| 300 E Auto | 28 | 128 | 3,042 (1994) |
| 300D Diesel Auto | 69 | 294 | 2,353 (1994) |
| 300 SL Auto | 1,069 | 851 | 2,175 (1994) |
| 300 TE Auto | 8 | 76 | 2,174 (1994) |
| 300TE Auto | 59 | 148 | 1,845 (1995) |
| 300E Auto | 45 | 132 | 1,629 (1994) |
| 300SL-24 Auto | 195 | 416 | 1,128 (1994) |
| 300 D Diesel Auto | 15 | 85 | 1,095 (1994) |
| 300SL Auto | 203 | 361 | 1,011 (1994) |
| 300CE Auto | 94 | 215 | 942 (1996) |
| 300 D Auto | 32 | 52 | 928 (1994) |
| 300 TD | 44 | 136 | 859 (1999) |
| 300TE | 32 | 107 | 767 (1994) |
| 300E-24 Auto | 21 | 61 | 743 (1994) |
| 300 CE Auto | 45 | 142 | 653 (1996) |
| 300 GD M2 | 57 | 199 | 648 (1994) |
| 300CE-24 Auto | 39 | 160 | 622 (1994) |
| 300D Diesel | 27 | 65 | 608 (1995) |
| 300 TE 4MATIC (4WD) Auto | 7 | 48 | 545 (1994) |
| 300 SEL Auto | 12 | 55 | 469 (1994) |
| 300 | 83 | 95 | 438 (1999) |
| 300 CE | 36 | 116 | 413 (2000) |
| 300 GD M4 | 30 | 108 | 387 (1994) |
| 300 E | 10 | 36 | 364 (1998) |
| 300 D Diesel | 17 | 45 | 345 (1994) |
| 300 TD Auto | 18 | 25 | 325 (1994) |
| 300 E 4MATIC (4WD) Auto | 3 | 29 | 274 (1994) |
| 300 SE | 57 | 53 | 260 (1997) |
| 300 TE | 9 | 24 | 206 (2002) |
| 300 GDS | 33 | 56 | 125 (1994) |
| 300 GEL Auto | 25 | 30 | 119 (1996) |
| 300 SEL | 42 | 37 | 117 (2000) |
| 300 GES Auto | 33 | 39 | 116 (1997) |
| 300CE-24 | 8 | 29 | 102 (2004) |
| 300 GD A4 | 7 | 14 | 62 (1994) |
| 300 GD A2 | 5 | 14 | 58 (1994) |
| 300E | 1 | 4 | 57 (2001) |
| 300 GDL | 7 | 18 | 52 (1994) |
| 300CE | 4 | 13 | 45 (2000) |
| 300 GD Canvas TOP | 6 | 23 | 44 (1994) |
| 300 TE 4MATIC (4WD) | 2 | 1 | 44 (1994) |
| 300 SEL 3.5 Auto | 5 | 6 | 41 (2004) |
| 300 GDL Auto | 10 | 13 | 38 (1994) |
| 300 GDS Auto | 11 | 10 | 34 (1994) |
| 300E-24 | 1 | 6 | 33 (1998) |
| 300D LWB Auto | 1 | 7 | 30 (1994) |
| 300 GES | 9 | 11 | 28 (1994) |
| 300 E 4MATIC (4WD) | 1 | 1 | 26 (2004) |
| 300 GD | 8 | 5 | 24 (1994) |
| 300D LWB | 2 | 4 | 21 (1994) |
| 300 SEL 6.3 Auto | 12 | 13 | 17 (1994) |
| 300 GEL | 7 | 6 | 16 (2008) |
| 300 GD Canvas TOP Auto | 0 | 1 | 4 (2000) |
What the numbers mean
- On the road means licensed: taxed, or exempt from tax, at the end of June 2026.
- Off the road means declared SORN: still registered but not used on public roads, often stored, being restored or waiting to be sold.
- Counts are for Great Britain and come from the DVLA. Records start in 1994, so older cars may have been more common before then.
Buying one?
Rare or not, check the one in front of you: its MOT history, mileage and tax are free, and the full check adds finance, write-off and theft.
Source: Department for Transport and DVLA vehicle licensing statistics for Great Britain, table VEH0120, to the end of June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.