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MERCEDES S CLASS · MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS

MERCEDES S CLASS vs MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS

Both the MERCEDES S CLASS and the MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS are tracked here from official DVLA licensing data, and as of 2025 Q4 there are 31,303 MERCEDES S CLASSs versus 34,728 MINI JOHN COOPER WORKSs still on UK roads. The MERCEDES S CLASS is marginally rarer, but the two are closely matched on survivor numbers. Year on year their fortunes diverge: the MERCEDES S CLASS is falling (-2.2%) while the MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS is rising (+11.4%).

Survivors over time

MERCEDES S CLASS MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS
0 8,801 18k 26k 35k 2014 Q32020 Q22025 Q4
MERCEDES S CLASS car — UK survivor photo
Photo: Alexander Migl / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

MERCEDES S CLASS

Common
31,303
left · 2025 Q4
▼ 715 (-2.2%) yr/yr
Peak 35,203 (2017 Q2)
22,455 licensed · 8,848 SORN
MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS car — UK survivor photo
Photo: Zengame from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS

Common
34,728
left · 2025 Q4
▲ 3,564 (+11.4%) yr/yr
Peak 34,728 (2025 Q4)
33,136 licensed · 1,592 SORN

Head to head

MERCEDES S CLASSMINI JOHN COOPER WORKS
Left in the UK (2025 Q4)31,30334,728
Rarity tierCommonCommon
Licensed22,45533,136
SORN (off-road)8,8481,592
Peak35,203 (2017 Q2)34,728 (2025 Q4)
Year-on-year▼ 715 (-2.2%) yr/yr▲ 3,564 (+11.4%) yr/yr
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MERCEDES S CLASS vs MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS — questions & answers

Which is rarer, the MERCEDES S CLASS or the MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS?

The MERCEDES S CLASS is rarer: 31,303 are left in the UK as of 2025 Q4, compared with 34,728 of the MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS.

How many MERCEDES S CLASS are left compared to the MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS?

As of 2025 Q4 there are 31,303 MERCEDES S CLASS and 34,728 MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS still registered (taxed or SORN) in the UK, according to DVLA data.

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