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MERCEDES CLA CLASS · VOLVO V40

MERCEDES CLA CLASS vs VOLVO V40

Both the MERCEDES CLA CLASS and the VOLVO V40 are tracked here from official DVLA licensing data, and as of 2025 Q4 there are 109,653 MERCEDES CLA CLASSs versus 99,231 VOLVO V40s still on UK roads. The VOLVO V40 is marginally rarer, but the two are closely matched on survivor numbers. Year on year their fortunes diverge: the MERCEDES CLA CLASS is rising (+9.1%) while the VOLVO V40 is falling (-1.5%).

Survivors over time

MERCEDES CLA CLASS VOLVO V40
0 28k 56k 83k 111k 2014 Q32020 Q22025 Q4
MERCEDES CLA CLASS car — UK survivor photo
Photo: Alexander Migl / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

MERCEDES CLA CLASS

Common
109,653
left · 2025 Q4
▲ 9,178 (+9.1%) yr/yr
Peak 109,653 (2025 Q4)
107,268 licensed · 2,385 SORN
VOLVO V40 car — UK survivor photo
Photo: Vauxford / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

VOLVO V40

Common
99,231
left · 2025 Q4
▼ 1,487 (-1.5%) yr/yr
Peak 111,150 (2019 Q3)
94,693 licensed · 4,538 SORN

Head to head

MERCEDES CLA CLASSVOLVO V40
Left in the UK (2025 Q4)109,65399,231
Rarity tierCommonCommon
Licensed107,26894,693
SORN (off-road)2,3854,538
Peak109,653 (2025 Q4)111,150 (2019 Q3)
Year-on-year▲ 9,178 (+9.1%) yr/yr▼ 1,487 (-1.5%) yr/yr
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MERCEDES CLA CLASS vs VOLVO V40 — questions & answers

Which is rarer, the MERCEDES CLA CLASS or the VOLVO V40?

The VOLVO V40 is rarer: 99,231 are left in the UK as of 2025 Q4, compared with 109,653 of the MERCEDES CLA CLASS.

How many MERCEDES CLA CLASS are left compared to the VOLVO V40?

As of 2025 Q4 there are 109,653 MERCEDES CLA CLASS and 99,231 VOLVO V40 still registered (taxed or SORN) in the UK, according to DVLA data.

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