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Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Numbers recorded on the last day of each quarter. SORN from 2007 Q4.
Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland up to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

Licensed SORN
Quarter Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2024 307 313 165 171
2023 292 306 293 281 146 156 167 177
2022 261 265 277 286 141 142 144 151
2021 222 257 254 255 141 129 135 137
2020 230 235 246 237 127 122 128 139
2019 206 218 229 226 103 99 106 119
2018 168 177 187 192 108 104 107 113
2017 186 186 185 171 87 91 93 107
2016 174 176 178 181 72 79 81 87
2015 169 168 173 173 69 75 72 78
2014 151 156 161 162 57 59 66 68
2013 137 144 148 145 52 53 48 60
2012 139 142 143 146 41 42 42 48
2011 142 143 137 135 32 34 34 43
2010 125 127 136 131 27 32 28 33
2009 114 120 123 127 25 24 24 26
2008 108 114 29 27
2007 99 26
2006 93
2005 94
2004 80
2003 74
2002 49
2001 30
2000 12
1999 0
1998 0
1997 0
1996 0
1995 0
1994 0
Quarter Licensed SORN
2024 Q2 313 171
2024 Q1 307 165
2023 Q4 281 177
2023 Q3 293 167
2023 Q2 306 156
2023 Q1 292 146
2022 Q4 286 151
2022 Q3 277 144
2022 Q2 265 142
2022 Q1 261 141
2021 Q4 255 137
2021 Q3 254 135
2021 Q2 257 129
2021 Q1 222 141
2020 Q4 237 139
2020 Q3 246 128
2020 Q2 235 122
2020 Q1 230 127
2019 Q4 226 119
2019 Q3 229 106
2019 Q2 218 99
2019 Q1 206 103
2018 Q4 192 113
2018 Q3 187 107
2018 Q2 177 104
2018 Q1 168 108
2017 Q4 171 107
2017 Q3 185 93
2017 Q2 186 91
2017 Q1 186 87
2016 Q4 181 87
2016 Q3 178 81
2016 Q2 176 79
2016 Q1 174 72
2015 Q4 173 78
2015 Q3 173 72
2015 Q2 168 75
2015 Q1 169 69
2014 Q4 162 68
2014 Q3 161 66
2014 Q2 156 59
2014 Q1 151 57
2013 Q4 145 60
2013 Q3 148 48
2013 Q2 144 53
2013 Q1 137 52
2012 Q4 146 48
2012 Q3 143 42
2012 Q2 142 42
2012 Q1 139 41
2011 Q4 135 43
2011 Q3 137 34
2011 Q2 143 34
2011 Q1 142 32
2010 Q4 131 33
2010 Q3 136 28
2010 Q2 127 32
2010 Q1 125 27
2009 Q4 127 26
2009 Q3 123 24
2009 Q2 120 24
2009 Q1 114 25
2008 Q4 114 27
2008 Q3 108 29
2007 Q4 99 26
2006 Q4 93
2005 Q4 94
2004 Q4 80
2003 Q4 74
2002 Q4 49
2001 Q4 30
2000 Q4 12
1999 Q4 0
1998 Q4 0
1997 Q4 0
1996 Q4 0
1995 Q4 0
1994 Q4 0

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

2021 2022 2023
Licensed 17 37 33
SORN 4 5 4
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Licensed 10 9 8 11 7 9 7 21 29 16
SORN 1 5 1 9 10 5 4 8 10 6
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Licensed 1 8 8 6 5 4 7 7 6 10
SORN 15 9 27 4 5 10 2 11 6 9
2000
Licensed 5
SORN 7
Year Licensed SORN
2023 33 4
2022 37 5
2021 17 4
2020 16 6
2019 29 10
2018 21 8
2017 7 4
2016 9 5
2015 7 10
2014 11 9
2013 8 1
2012 9 5
2011 10 1
2010 10 9
2009 6 6
2008 7 11
2007 7 2
2006 4 10
2005 5 5
2004 6 4
2003 8 27
2002 8 9
2001 1 15
2000 5 7

This table records the year of registration, not the actual age of the vehicle. More info.
Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

2021 2022 2023 ?
Licensed 17 37 33 6
SORN 4 5 4 10
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Licensed 10 9 8 11 7 9 7 21 29 16
SORN 1 5 1 9 10 5 4 8 10 6
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Licensed 1 6 8 5 5 4 7 7 5 9
SORN 14 9 18 4 5 10 2 11 6 9
2000
Licensed 4
SORN 7
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 6 10
2023 33 4
2022 37 5
2021 17 4
2020 16 6
2019 29 10
2018 21 8
2017 7 4
2016 9 5
2015 7 10
2014 11 9
2013 8 1
2012 9 5
2011 10 1
2010 9 9
2009 5 6
2008 7 11
2007 7 2
2006 4 10
2005 5 5
2004 5 4
2003 8 18
2002 6 9
2001 1 14
2000 4 7

Vehicles registered for the first time, annually

Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
23 23 28 11 15 16 11 20 14 19 14 14 8 25 21 15 11 33 41 30 23 47 37 23
Year Registrations
2024 23
2023 37
2022 47
2021 23
2020 30
2019 41
2018 33
2017 11
2016 15
2015 21
2014 25
2013 8
2012 14
2011 14
2010 19
2009 14
2008 20
2007 11
2006 16
2005 15
2004 11
2003 28
2002 23
2001 23

Vehicles licensed or SORN in 2023 Q4, by fuel type and engine capacity

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

Capacity Licensed SORN
Petrol Diesel Other Petrol Diesel Other
51cc to 125cc 3 6
151cc to 200cc 215 137
301cc to 400cc 63 34
Capacity Licensed SORN
51cc to 125cc Petrol 3 6
Diesel
Other
151cc to 200cc Petrol 215 137
Diesel
Other
301cc to 400cc Petrol 63 34
Diesel
Other