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MERCEDES EQB CLASS · VOLKSWAGEN URBAN

MERCEDES EQB CLASS vs VOLKSWAGEN URBAN

Both the MERCEDES EQB CLASS and the VOLKSWAGEN URBAN are tracked here from official DVLA licensing data, and as of 2025 Q4 there are 19,978 MERCEDES EQB CLASSs versus 12,199 VOLKSWAGEN URBANs still on UK roads. That makes the VOLKSWAGEN URBAN the rarer of the two — there are about 1.6× as many MERCEDES EQB CLASSs left. Year on year their fortunes diverge: the MERCEDES EQB CLASS is rising (+35.8%) while the VOLKSWAGEN URBAN is falling (-10.0%).

Survivors over time

MERCEDES EQB CLASS VOLKSWAGEN URBAN
0 5,078 10k 15k 20k 2014 Q32020 Q22025 Q4
MERCEDES EQB CLASS car — UK survivor photo
Photo: Alexander Migl / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

MERCEDES EQB CLASS

Common
19,978
left · 2025 Q4
▲ 5,264 (+35.8%) yr/yr
Peak 19,978 (2025 Q4)
19,901 licensed · 77 SORN
VOLKSWAGEN URBAN car — UK survivor photo
Photo: Vauxford / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

VOLKSWAGEN URBAN

Common
12,199
left · 2025 Q4
▼ 1,356 (-10.0%) yr/yr
Peak 20,312 (2014 Q3)
10,911 licensed · 1,288 SORN

Head to head

MERCEDES EQB CLASSVOLKSWAGEN URBAN
Left in the UK (2025 Q4)19,97812,199
Rarity tierCommonCommon
Licensed19,90110,911
SORN (off-road)771,288
Peak19,978 (2025 Q4)20,312 (2014 Q3)
Year-on-year▲ 5,264 (+35.8%) yr/yr▼ 1,356 (-10.0%) yr/yr
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MERCEDES EQB CLASS vs VOLKSWAGEN URBAN — questions & answers

Which is rarer, the MERCEDES EQB CLASS or the VOLKSWAGEN URBAN?

The VOLKSWAGEN URBAN is rarer: 12,199 are left in the UK as of 2025 Q4, compared with 19,978 of the MERCEDES EQB CLASS.

How many MERCEDES EQB CLASS are left compared to the VOLKSWAGEN URBAN?

As of 2025 Q4 there are 19,978 MERCEDES EQB CLASS and 12,199 VOLKSWAGEN URBAN still registered (taxed or SORN) in the UK, according to DVLA data.

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