MERCEDES · MERCEDES 508 · Cars
As of 2026 Q2, 1 MERCEDES 508 remains registered in the UK — one of the rarest cars in Britain on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 2 in 2024 Q1 — only 50% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 1 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 0 a year (14.0% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2031 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer. In all, the MERCEDES 508 is rarer than 93% of the 2,315 UK car models we track, putting it firmly in 2026's endangered class.
Genuinely rare — only 1 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 93% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.
Disappearing at about 0 a year (14.0% of survivors). At that pace roughly 0 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2031.
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As of 2026 Q2, 1 MERCEDES 508 were still registered in the UK — 1 licensed and on the road, plus 0 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The MERCEDES 508 is genuinely rare, with only 1 left, making it rarer than 93% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of MERCEDES 508 on UK roads held steady. At the current rate of decline, roughly 0 would remain in 5 years.
Most MERCEDES 508 run on diesel — about 100% of those still registered.
The MERCEDES 508 peaked at 2 registered in 2024 Q1, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.