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DAIMLER 3.6 Rare

DAIMLER 3.6 car — UK survivor photo
Photo: User:Enslin / CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Surviving in the UK · 2025 Q4
186
26 licensed160 SORN
▼ 4 (-2.1%) yr/yr
Peak: 238 in 2014 Q3 · first seen 2014 Q3

Survivors over time

0 60 119 179 238 2014 Q32020 Q22025 Q4

How rare is it?

Rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (186 in the latest data).

Rarer than 53% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.

Fuel breakdown

Of the 186 on the road today
Petrol 99%Gas (LPG) 1%

📉 Rate of decline

Disappearing at about 5 a year (2.8% of survivors). At that pace roughly 161 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2049.

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.

About the 3.6

Mercedes-Benz Group AG (formerly Daimler-Benz, DaimlerChrysler, and Daimler) is a German multinational automotive company headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is one of the world's leading car manufacturers. Daimler-Benz was formed with the merger of Benz & Cie., the world's oldest car company, and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft in 1926. The company was renamed DaimlerChrysler upon the acquisition of the American automobile manufacturer, Chrysler Corporation in 1998, it was renamed to Daimler upon the divestment of Chrysler in 2007. In 2021, Daimler was the second-largest German...

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

DAIMLER 3.6 — questions & answers

How many DAIMLER 3.6 are left in the UK?

As of 2025 Q4, 186 DAIMLER 3.6 were still registered in the UK — 26 licensed and on the road, plus 160 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.

Is the DAIMLER 3.6 rare?

The DAIMLER 3.6 is rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (186), making it rarer than 53% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.

Is the DAIMLER 3.6 increasing or decreasing?

Over the last year the number of DAIMLER 3.6 on UK roads fell by 4 (2.1%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 161 would remain in 5 years.

What fuel do most DAIMLER 3.6 use?

Most DAIMLER 3.6 run on petrol — about 99% of those still registered, with the rest split across gas (lpg).

When did the DAIMLER 3.6 peak?

The DAIMLER 3.6 peaked at 238 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.

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