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MERCEDES CLK CLASS Common

As of 2025 Q4, 31,601 MERCEDES CLK CLASSs remain registered in the UK — still a familiar sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 64,291 in 2014 Q3 — only 49% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 32,690 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 2,918 a year (9.2% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2032 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer.

MERCEDES CLK CLASS car — UK survivor photo
Photo: arquestusa.com / CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Surviving in the UK · 2025 Q4
31,601
19,859 licensed11,742 SORN
▼ 2,661 (-7.8%) yr/yr
Peak: 64,291 in 2014 Q3 · first seen 2014 Q3

Survivors over time

0 16k 32k 48k 64k 2014 Q32020 Q22025 Q4

How rare is it?

Common — still a familiar sight, with 31,601 on the road.

Rarer than 9% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.

Fuel breakdown

Of the 31,601 on the road today
Petrol 81%Diesel 18%Gas (LPG) 0%

📉 Rate of decline

Disappearing at about 2,918 a year (9.2% of survivors). At that pace roughly 19,470 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2032.

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 CLK CLASS

The Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class is a former series of mid-size or entry-level luxury coupés and convertibles produced by Mercedes-Benz between 1996 and 2010. Although its design and styling was derived from the E-Class, the mechanical underpinnings were based on the smaller C-Class, and was positioned between the Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class and CL-Class. The name CLK is either derived from the German words "Coupé", "Luxus" (luxury) and "Kurz" (short) or "Coupé", "Leicht" (light) and "Kurz" (short), as the clear definition was never published. It primarily competes with the two-door BMW 3 and 6 Series,...

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

MERCEDES CLK CLASS — questions & answers

How many MERCEDES CLK CLASS are left in the UK?

As of 2025 Q4, 31,601 MERCEDES CLK CLASS were still registered in the UK — 19,859 licensed and on the road, plus 11,742 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.

Is the MERCEDES CLK CLASS rare?

The MERCEDES CLK CLASS is common, with 31,601 still on the road, making it rarer than 9% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.

Is the MERCEDES CLK CLASS increasing or decreasing?

Over the last year the number of MERCEDES CLK CLASS on UK roads fell by 2,661 (7.8%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 19,470 would remain in 5 years.

What fuel do most MERCEDES CLK CLASS use?

Most MERCEDES CLK CLASS run on petrol — about 81% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel, gas (lpg).

When did the MERCEDES CLK CLASS peak?

The MERCEDES CLK CLASS peaked at 64,291 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.

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