Mercedes-Benz SL

Live market prices, listings, and how many are still on the road.

Mercedes-Benz SL — market at a glance Median asking £6,675

Recorded auction results and live UK asking prices for this model are below, along with how many are still on the road. Our own sold-price comparables are still building.

Still on UK roads

Licensed in Great Britain 13,870 as of 2026 Q1

Declared off-road (SORN) 7,502 stored, restored or resting

Vehicle counts contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — DfT/DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0120, Great Britain), grouped by generic model. Counts cover all body types and fuels registered under this model name.

Live UK market — what they’re listed at

Median asking £6,675 midpoint of live UK listings

Listings live 66 range £450–£46,995

Typical time listed 28d median, since tracking began

Listing type 94% classified · 6% auction

Cheapest way in: the R230 (2002–2011) — median asking around £5,748 across 32 live listings.

Asking by generation — median live UK asking price per era (so a broad model isn’t one blended figure):

Generation	Years	Median asking	Listings
R230	2002–2011	£5,748	32
R231	2012–2021	£7,498	20

What’s for sale by price — how the live UK listings split by asking price:

Price band	Listings	Share
Under £5k	24	36%
£5k–£10k	23	35%
£10k–£20k	9	14%
£20k–£35k	4	6%
£35k–£50k	6	9%

Asking by mileage — median live UK asking price by odometer band (the live counterpart to recorded sales above):

Mileage	Median asking	Listings
Under 40k mi	£23,748	12
40–80k mi	£5,097	18

Asking figures are live, de-duplicated statistics from the eBay UK and dealer listings we currently track for this model — the same cars shown in “for sale now”. Asking prices are not sold prices.

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