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MERCEDES CITAN Uncommon

As of 2025 Q4, 1,049 MERCEDES CITANs remain registered in the UK — an increasingly uncommon sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 1,097 in 2021 Q4 — only 96% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 48 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 14 a year (1.3% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2076 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer.

MERCEDES CITAN car — UK survivor photo
Photo: Vauxford / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Surviving in the UK · 2025 Q4
1,049
915 licensed134 SORN
▼ 16 (-1.5%) yr/yr
Peak: 1,097 in 2021 Q4 · first seen 2014 Q3

Survivors over time

0 274 549 823 1,097 2014 Q32020 Q22025 Q4

How rare is it?

Uncommon — a few thousand still about (1,049).

Rarer than 34% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.

Fuel breakdown

Of the 1,049 on the road today
Diesel 83%Petrol 17%

📉 Rate of decline

Disappearing at about 14 a year (1.3% of survivors). At that pace roughly 981 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2076.

A constant-rate projection from the last 3 years. The last survivors tend to linger far longer than this — cherished cars don't vanish on a fixed date.
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About the CITAN

The Mercedes-Benz Citan is a panel van and leisure activity vehicle introduced as a badge-engineered variant of the Renault Kangoo in 2012 and marketed by Mercedes-Benz as the successor to the Vaneo compact MPV. In the Mercedes-Benz van lineup, the Citan is the smallest model offered, alongside the mid-size Vito (aka Viano, V-Class, and EQV) and large Sprinter.

Source: Wikipedia, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.

MERCEDES CITAN — questions & answers

How many MERCEDES CITAN are left in the UK?

As of 2025 Q4, 1,049 MERCEDES CITAN were still registered in the UK — 915 licensed and on the road, plus 134 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.

Is the MERCEDES CITAN rare?

The MERCEDES CITAN is uncommon, with 1,049 still about, making it rarer than 34% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.

Is the MERCEDES CITAN increasing or decreasing?

Over the last year the number of MERCEDES CITAN on UK roads fell by 16 (1.5%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 981 would remain in 5 years.

What fuel do most MERCEDES CITAN use?

Most MERCEDES CITAN run on diesel — about 83% of those still registered, with the rest split across petrol.

When did the MERCEDES CITAN peak?

The MERCEDES CITAN peaked at 1,097 registered in 2021 Q4, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.

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