28 Mercedes B220 Amgline Prem CDI 4MATIC A cars are licensed in the UK, and another 1 are declared off the road (SORN). Licensed numbers peaked at 32 at the end of December 2015; 88% of that peak is still licensed. Over the last five years the number on the register has fallen by 7%. One of 236 versions DVLA records under the Mercedes B Class.
DVLA also records this version as “B220 Amgline PREM+CDI 4MATIC A”; those are included.
Licensed
28taxed for the road
SORN
1declared off the road
On the register
29licensed + SORN
1-year change
+7.4%vs June 2025
5-year change
−6.5%on the register
Peak licensed
32December 2015
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0120 · 2014 to 2026 Q2
Cars on the register over time
LicensedSORN (stacked on top)
Quarter end
Licensed
SORN
Total
2026 Q2
28
1
29
2026 Q1
27
1
28
2025 Q4
29
1
30
2025 Q3
28
1
29
2025 Q2
26
1
27
2025 Q1
28
0
28
2024 Q4
30
0
30
2024 Q3
30
0
30
2024 Q2
30
0
30
2024 Q1
27
1
28
2023 Q4
29
1
30
2023 Q3
30
1
31
2023 Q2
30
1
31
2023 Q1
30
1
31
2022 Q4
29
0
29
2022 Q3
29
0
29
2022 Q2
29
0
29
2022 Q1
29
0
29
2021 Q4
30
0
30
2021 Q3
30
0
30
2021 Q2
31
0
31
2021 Q1
30
1
31
2020 Q4
28
1
29
2020 Q3
30
1
31
2020 Q2
29
1
30
2020 Q1
30
0
30
2019 Q4
30
0
30
2019 Q3
30
0
30
2019 Q2
30
0
30
2019 Q1
30
0
30
2018 Q4
31
0
31
2018 Q3
30
0
30
2018 Q2
28
0
28
2018 Q1
30
0
30
2017 Q4
31
0
31
2017 Q3
30
0
30
2017 Q2
29
0
29
2017 Q1
31
0
31
2016 Q4
32
0
32
2016 Q3
30
0
30
2016 Q2
30
0
30
2016 Q1
32
0
32
2015 Q4
32
0
32
2015 Q3
31
0
31
2015 Q2
21
0
21
2015 Q1
22
0
22
2014 Q4
9
0
9
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
2014
9
0
2015
20
1
Year of manufacture, or year of first registration where DVLA has no manufacture year.
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0160 + VEH0124 · 2014 onwards
New each year, and how many are still here
First registeredStill registered at end of 2025
Year
First registered
Still registered
Share
2015
23
21
91%
2014
9
–
–
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
Diesel29
As recorded by DVLA, including some likely recording errors.
United Kingdom · VEH0220 · end of 2025
Engine size
LicensedSORN
2101cc to 2200cc30
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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