45 Mercedes B 180 AMG Line ED Premium + A cars are licensed in the UK, and another 0 are declared off the road (SORN). Licensed numbers peaked at 45 at the end of June 2024; 100% of that peak is still licensed. One of 236 versions DVLA records under the Mercedes B Class.
DVLA also records this version as “B 180 AMG Line ED Premium A”; those are included.
Licensed
45taxed for the road
SORN
0declared off the road
On the register
45licensed + SORN
1-year change
+2.3%vs June 2025
5-year change
–on the register
Peak licensed
45June 2024
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0120 · 2021 to 2026 Q2
Cars on the register over time
LicensedSORN (stacked on top)
Quarter end
Licensed
SORN
Total
2026 Q2
45
0
45
2026 Q1
44
0
44
2025 Q4
42
0
42
2025 Q3
45
0
45
2025 Q2
44
0
44
2025 Q1
44
0
44
2024 Q4
45
0
45
2024 Q3
42
0
42
2024 Q2
45
0
45
2024 Q1
43
1
44
2023 Q4
44
1
45
2023 Q3
41
1
42
2023 Q2
41
2
43
2023 Q1
42
2
44
2022 Q4
42
1
43
2022 Q3
41
1
42
2022 Q2
42
1
43
2022 Q1
26
0
26
2021 Q4
14
0
14
2021 Q3
5
0
5
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
2021
13
0
2022
29
0
Year of manufacture, or year of first registration where DVLA has no manufacture year.
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0160 + VEH0124 · 2021 onwards
New each year, and how many are still here
First registeredStill registered at end of 2025
Year
First registered
Still registered
Share
2022
31
29
94%
2021
14
–
–
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
Petrol45
As recorded by DVLA, including some likely recording errors.
United Kingdom · VEH0220 · end of 2025
Engine size
LicensedSORN
1301cc to 1400cc42
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 B Class versions
DVLA's detailed model names. Choose one to see its own figures.
In 2025, 72.4% of Mercedes B Class MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 69.6% for cars of the same age. 7.3% had at least one dangerous defect (7.9% for cars the same age).
MOT records don’t name versions, so these figures cover every Mercedes B Class.
First-time pass
72.4%of initial tests
Cars the same age
69.6%first-time pass
Dangerous defect
7.3%same age 7.9%
Tests
69,283in 2025
Most common failures
Coil spring: fractured or broken3.7%Suspension · cars the same age 2.9%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction2.5%Emissions and leaks · cars the same age 1.6%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt2.5%Suspension · cars the same age 0.9%
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