110 Mercedes A 160 Sport Premium cars are licensed in the UK, and another 0 are declared off the road (SORN). Licensed numbers peaked at 114 at the end of December 2018; 96% of that peak is still licensed. Over the last five years the number on the register has risen by 3%. One of 424 versions DVLA records under the Mercedes A Class.
DVLA also records this version as “A 160 Sport Premium +”; those are included.
Licensed
110taxed for the road
SORN
0declared off the road
On the register
110licensed + SORN
1-year change
−0.9%vs June 2025
5-year change
+2.8%on the register
Peak licensed
114December 2018
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0120 · 2016 to 2026 Q2
Cars on the register over time
LicensedSORN (stacked on top)
Quarter end
Licensed
SORN
Total
2026 Q2
110
0
110
2026 Q1
109
0
109
2025 Q4
113
0
113
2025 Q3
110
0
110
2025 Q2
111
0
111
2025 Q1
112
1
113
2024 Q4
110
1
111
2024 Q3
112
1
113
2024 Q2
109
0
109
2024 Q1
110
0
110
2023 Q4
112
0
112
2023 Q3
112
0
112
2023 Q2
112
0
112
2023 Q1
110
0
110
2022 Q4
111
0
111
2022 Q3
111
0
111
2022 Q2
109
0
109
2022 Q1
109
0
109
2021 Q4
106
0
106
2021 Q3
107
1
108
2021 Q2
107
0
107
2021 Q1
109
1
110
2020 Q4
101
0
101
2020 Q3
108
1
109
2020 Q2
112
1
113
2020 Q1
109
1
110
2019 Q4
111
0
111
2019 Q3
111
0
111
2019 Q2
110
0
110
2019 Q1
112
0
112
2018 Q4
114
0
114
2018 Q3
112
0
112
2018 Q2
112
0
112
2018 Q1
113
0
113
2017 Q4
104
0
104
2017 Q3
91
0
91
2017 Q2
64
0
64
2017 Q1
48
0
48
2016 Q4
22
0
22
2016 Q3
6
0
6
Yearly figures to 2007, then every quarter. SORN was only recorded from the end of 2007, so earlier totals show licensed cars only. Small dips at each year end are usually seasonal: some owners SORN their cars for winter.
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0124 · end of 2025
Which years have survived
Cars still registered at the end of 2025, by the year they were made.
LicensedSORN
Year made
Licensed
SORN
2016
21
0
2017
82
0
2018
10
0
Year of manufacture, or year of first registration where DVLA has no manufacture year.
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0160 + VEH0124 · 2016 onwards
New each year, and how many are still here
First registeredStill registered at end of 2025
Year
First registered
Still registered
Share
2018
10
–
–
2017
82
82
100%
2016
22
21
96%
Imports and cars first registered elsewhere can push a year above 100%. Years with fewer than 20 new registrations are left out.
United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2
Fuel type
LicensedSORN
Petrol110
As recorded by DVLA, including some likely recording errors.
United Kingdom · VEH0220 · end of 2025
Engine size
LicensedSORN
1501cc to 1600cc113
Small bands are grouped because most are DVLA recording errors, such as cars listed with engines under 100cc.
United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2
All Mercedes A Class versions
DVLA's detailed model names. Choose one to see its own figures.
In 2025, 78.2% of Mercedes A Class MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 76.9% for cars of the same age. 7.0% had at least one dangerous defect (6.5% for cars the same age).
MOT records don’t name versions, so these figures cover every Mercedes A Class.
First-time pass
78.2%of initial tests
Cars the same age
76.9%first-time pass
Dangerous defect
7.0%same age 6.5%
Tests
351,557in 2025
Most common failures
Coil spring: fractured or broken2.6%Suspension · cars the same age 1.9%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm2.3%Tyres · cars the same age 2.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction2.0%Emissions and leaks · cars the same age 1.3%
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