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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 7.6k 7.6k 2.0k 2.0k
2023 7.8k 7.7k 7.7k 7.7k 1.9k 1.9k 1.9k 1.9k
2022 7.9k 7.8k 7.9k 7.8k 1.8k 1.8k 1.8k 1.9k
2021 8.0k 8.0k 8.0k 7.9k 1.7k 1.7k 1.7k 1.8k
2020 8.2k 8.1k 8.1k 8.0k 1.6k 1.6k 1.7k 1.7k
2019 8.3k 8.3k 8.3k 8.3k 1.5k 1.6k 1.6k 1.6k
2018 8.5k 8.4k 8.4k 8.4k 1.5k 1.5k 1.5k 1.5k
2017 8.5k 8.6k 8.6k 8.6k 1.4k 1.4k 1.4k 1.5k
2016 8.9k 8.8k 8.9k 8.7k 1.2k 1.2k 1.2k 1.3k
2015 8.9k 8.9k 8.9k 8.9k 1.1k 1.1k 1.2k 1.2k
2014 8.7k 8.7k 8.8k 8.7k 987 1.0k 1.0k 1.0k
2013 8.5k 8.7k 8.7k 8.7k 902 925 884 975
2012 7.0k 7.3k 7.6k 8.0k 995 1.1k 977 984
2011 5.2k 5.6k 5.9k 6.4k 980 1.0k 1.1k 1.1k
2010 4.1k 4.2k 4.6k 4.9k 1.1k 1.1k 944 980
2009 4.3k 4.2k 4.3k 4.1k 1.1k 1.1k 1.0k 1.1k
2008 4.4k 4.3k 1.0k 1.1k
2007 4.3k 892
2006 4.3k
2005 4.0k
2004 3.7k
2003 3.0k
2002 2.8k
2001 2.5k
2000 2.5k
1999 2.6k
1998 2.7k
1997 2.9k
1996 2.7k
1995 2.8k
1994 2.8k
Quarter Licensed SORN
2024 Q2 7.6k 2.0k
2024 Q1 7.6k 2.0k
2023 Q4 7.7k 1.9k
2023 Q3 7.7k 1.9k
2023 Q2 7.7k 1.9k
2023 Q1 7.8k 1.9k
2022 Q4 7.8k 1.9k
2022 Q3 7.9k 1.8k
2022 Q2 7.8k 1.8k
2022 Q1 7.9k 1.8k
2021 Q4 7.9k 1.8k
2021 Q3 8.0k 1.7k
2021 Q2 8.0k 1.7k
2021 Q1 8.0k 1.7k
2020 Q4 8.0k 1.7k
2020 Q3 8.1k 1.7k
2020 Q2 8.1k 1.6k
2020 Q1 8.2k 1.6k
2019 Q4 8.3k 1.6k
2019 Q3 8.3k 1.6k
2019 Q2 8.3k 1.6k
2019 Q1 8.3k 1.5k
2018 Q4 8.4k 1.5k
2018 Q3 8.4k 1.5k
2018 Q2 8.4k 1.5k
2018 Q1 8.5k 1.5k
2017 Q4 8.6k 1.5k
2017 Q3 8.6k 1.4k
2017 Q2 8.6k 1.4k
2017 Q1 8.5k 1.4k
2016 Q4 8.7k 1.3k
2016 Q3 8.9k 1.2k
2016 Q2 8.8k 1.2k
2016 Q1 8.9k 1.2k
2015 Q4 8.9k 1.2k
2015 Q3 8.9k 1.2k
2015 Q2 8.9k 1.1k
2015 Q1 8.9k 1.1k
2014 Q4 8.7k 1.0k
2014 Q3 8.8k 1.0k
2014 Q2 8.7k 1.0k
2014 Q1 8.7k 987
2013 Q4 8.7k 975
2013 Q3 8.7k 884
2013 Q2 8.7k 925
2013 Q1 8.5k 902
2012 Q4 8.0k 984
2012 Q3 7.6k 977
2012 Q2 7.3k 1.1k
2012 Q1 7.0k 995
2011 Q4 6.4k 1.1k
2011 Q3 5.9k 1.1k
2011 Q2 5.6k 1.0k
2011 Q1 5.2k 980
2010 Q4 4.9k 980
2010 Q3 4.6k 944
2010 Q2 4.2k 1.1k
2010 Q1 4.1k 1.1k
2009 Q4 4.1k 1.1k
2009 Q3 4.3k 1.0k
2009 Q2 4.2k 1.1k
2009 Q1 4.3k 1.1k
2008 Q4 4.3k 1.1k
2008 Q3 4.4k 1.0k
2007 Q4 4.3k 892
2006 Q4 4.3k
2005 Q4 4.0k
2004 Q4 3.7k
2003 Q4 3.0k
2002 Q4 2.8k
2001 Q4 2.5k
2000 Q4 2.5k
1999 Q4 2.6k
1998 Q4 2.7k
1997 Q4 2.9k
1996 Q4 2.7k
1995 Q4 2.8k
1994 Q4 2.8k

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

2021 2022 2023 ?
Licensed 65 85 65 4.6k
SORN 4 4 1 329
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Licensed 164 140 161 140 186 134 108 87 84 46
SORN 62 62 79 111 106 28 31 14 7 3
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Licensed 56 115 170 252 172 116 109 128 131 117
SORN 49 63 52 79 89 80 114 116 64 72
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Licensed 2 4 7 12 21 27 43 25 27 26
SORN 4 8 9 20 20 27 30 25 50 35
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Licensed 1 3 3 7 6 14 2 5 9 5
SORN 2 2 2 3 5 4 6 9 13 10
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 0 2 3 2 3 8 8 4 1 1
SORN 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 6 2 1
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Licensed 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
SORN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Licensed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SORN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Licensed 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
SORN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
Licensed 1 1 1 1 2
SORN 0 0 2 1 2
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 4.6k 329
2023 65 1
2022 85 4
2021 65 4
2020 46 3
2019 84 7
2018 87 14
2017 108 31
2016 134 28
2015 186 106
2014 140 111
2013 161 79
2012 140 62
2011 164 62
2010 117 72
2009 131 64
2008 128 116
2007 109 114
2006 116 80
2005 172 89
2004 252 79
2003 170 52
2002 115 63
2001 56 49
2000 26 35
1999 27 50
1998 25 25
1997 43 30
1996 27 27
1995 21 20
1994 12 20
1993 7 9
1992 4 8
1991 2 4
1990 5 10
1989 9 13
1988 5 9
1987 2 6
1986 14 4
1985 6 5
1984 7 3
1983 3 2
1982 3 2
1981 1 2
1980 1 1
1979 1 2
1978 4 6
1977 8 3
1976 8 1
1975 3 1
1974 2 2
1973 3 1
1972 2 0
1971 0 0
1970 0 0
1969 0 0
1968 0 0
1967 1 0
1966 0 0
1965 0 0
1964 0 0
1963 0 1
1962 0 0
1961 0 0
1960 0 0
1959 0 0
1958 0 0
1957 0 0
1956 0 0
1955 0 0
1954 0 0
1953 0 0
1952 0 0
1951 0 0
1950 0 0
1949 1 2
1948 0 0
1947 0 0
1946 0 0
1945 0 0
1944 1 0
1943 0 0
1942 0 1
1941 0 0
1940 2 2
1939 1 1
1938 1 2
1937 1 0
1936 1 0

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 64 85 65 4.8k
SORN 4 4 1 588
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Licensed 157 129 144 122 181 126 105 77 81 44
SORN 59 51 70 102 109 28 32 13 7 3
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Licensed 51 103 163 225 101 66 102 120 127 116
SORN 40 42 46 61 61 59 77 94 63 71
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Licensed 1 4 6 8 17 24 30 26 17 21
SORN 5 6 4 18 12 23 20 25 31 27
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Licensed 1 4 3 5 6 14 2 4 9 4
SORN 2 0 1 0 4 4 2 12 8 8
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 4 2 5 13 1 5 8 3 1 1
SORN 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 4 2 2
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Licensed 4 1 3 2 2 5 4 2 3 4
SORN 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Licensed 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
SORN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Licensed 10 12 4 2 4 3 11 3 6 3
SORN 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
Licensed 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 7
SORN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 4.8k 588
2023 65 1
2022 85 4
2021 64 4
2020 44 3
2019 81 7
2018 77 13
2017 105 32
2016 126 28
2015 181 109
2014 122 102
2013 144 70
2012 129 51
2011 157 59
2010 116 71
2009 127 63
2008 120 94
2007 102 77
2006 66 59
2005 101 61
2004 225 61
2003 163 46
2002 103 42
2001 51 40
2000 21 27
1999 17 31
1998 26 25
1997 30 20
1996 24 23
1995 17 12
1994 8 18
1993 6 4
1992 4 6
1991 1 5
1990 4 8
1989 9 8
1988 4 12
1987 2 2
1986 14 4
1985 6 4
1984 5 0
1983 3 1
1982 4 0
1981 1 2
1980 1 2
1979 1 2
1978 3 4
1977 8 3
1976 5 1
1975 1 1
1974 13 0
1973 5 1
1972 2 0
1971 4 0
1970 4 2
1969 3 1
1968 2 1
1967 4 0
1966 5 1
1965 2 0
1964 2 0
1963 3 0
1962 1 0
1961 4 1
1960 1 0
1959 0 1
1958 0 0
1957 2 0
1956 0 0
1955 0 0
1954 1 0
1953 1 0
1952 0 0
1951 2 1
1950 3 1
1949 6 1
1948 3 1
1947 11 0
1946 3 0
1945 4 1
1944 2 0
1943 4 2
1942 12 2
1941 10 1
1940 7 1
1939 1 0
1938 2 0
1937 2 0
1936 0 0
1935 1 0
1934 0 0
1933 0 0
1932 1 0

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
565 610 678 1.1k 946 655 697 698 573 1.2k 2.1k 2.1k 1.1k 458 594 268 238 132 123 64 93 112 72 37
Year Registrations
2024 37
2023 72
2022 112
2021 93
2020 64
2019 123
2018 132
2017 238
2016 268
2015 594
2014 458
2013 1.1k
2012 2.1k
2011 2.1k
2010 1.2k
2009 573
2008 698
2007 697
2006 655
2005 946
2004 1.1k
2003 678
2002 610
2001 565

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
Unknown 14 2.1k 133 2 264 117
Up to 100cc 15 1 6 1
101cc to 200cc 2 6 1
201cc to 300cc 3 2
301cc to 400cc 23 16
401cc to 500cc 5 1
501cc to 600cc 1
601cc to 700cc 2 1
701cc to 800cc 1 1
801cc to 900cc 19
901cc to 1000cc 111 1
1001cc to 1100cc 64 7
1101cc to 1200cc 153 5
1201cc to 1300cc 3 1
1301cc to 1400cc 225 8
1401cc to 1500cc 108 1 11 2
1501cc to 1600cc 39 9 1
1601cc to 1700cc 2 1 1 1
1701cc to 1800cc 8 4
1801cc to 1900cc 6 2
1901cc to 2000cc 17 5 3 3 26
2001cc to 2100cc 1 21 33 1 9 71
2101cc to 2200cc 2 3 2
2201cc to 2300cc 38 7 2
2301cc to 2400cc 5 1 6 2
2401cc to 2500cc 20 21 6 11
2501cc to 2600cc 1 92 14 22 2
2701cc to 2800cc 11 1 2 1
2801cc to 2900cc 130 2
2901cc to 3000cc 4 2
3001cc to 3100cc 11 11 1
3101cc to 3200cc 4
3201cc to 3300cc 6 2
3301cc to 3400cc 184 3 76 3
3401cc to 3500cc 100 2 128
3501cc to 3600cc 3 1
3601cc to 3700cc 66 10
3701cc to 3800cc 3
3801cc to 3900cc 10 12
3901cc to 4000cc 625 1 310 1
4001cc to 4100cc 146 179
4201cc to 4300cc 220 4 3
4301cc to 4400cc 3 3 2 4
4401cc to 4500cc 1.4k 300 2
4501cc to 4600cc 3 2 1
4601cc to 4700cc 2
4701cc to 4800cc 2 1
4801cc to 4900cc 1
4901cc to 5000cc 5 13
5001cc to 5100cc 1 1
5101cc to 5200cc 1
5201cc to 5300cc 8 5 1
5601cc to 5700cc 1
5801cc to 5900cc 4 2
5901cc to 6000cc 3
6001cc to 6100cc 12 6
6301cc to 6400cc 1
6401cc to 6500cc 163 2
6601cc to 6700cc 374 29
6701cc to 6800cc 1 1
6801cc to 6900cc 1
7001cc to 7100cc 10 8 1
7101cc to 7200cc 52 6
7201cc to 7300cc 166 30
7301cc to 7400cc 1 1
7401cc to 7500cc 11
7501cc to 7600cc 1 8
7601cc to 7700cc 2
7701cc to 7800cc 1
7901cc to 8000cc 1
8001cc to 8100cc 1
8501cc to 8600cc 1
8601cc to 8700cc 1 1
8801cc to 8900cc 105 5
8901cc to 9000cc 1
9001cc to 9100cc 10
9301cc to 9400cc 61 2
9501cc to 9600cc 9
9701cc to 9800cc 1
9801cc to 9900cc 26
9901cc to 10000cc 3 1
10001cc to 10100cc 2 2
10201cc to 10300cc 10 1
10301cc to 10400cc 10 20
10401cc to 10500cc 1 1
10501cc to 10600cc 8 11 1
10801cc to 10900cc 1
11001cc to 11100cc 11 1
11101cc to 11200cc 78 6
11201cc to 11300cc 14
11601cc to 11700cc 1
12001cc to 12100cc 6 8
12501cc to 12600cc 59 2
13001cc to 13100cc 16 1
13201cc to 13300cc 1
14001cc to 14100cc 2
14201cc to 14300cc 1
14601cc to 14700cc 4 11
Over 15000cc 250 20
Capacity Licensed SORN
Unknown Petrol 14 2
Diesel 2.1k 264
Other 133 117
Up to 100cc Petrol
Diesel 15 6
Other 1 1
101cc to 200cc Petrol
Diesel 2 6
Other 1
201cc to 300cc Petrol
Diesel 3 2
Other
301cc to 400cc Petrol
Diesel 23 16
Other
401cc to 500cc Petrol
Diesel 5 1
Other
501cc to 600cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
601cc to 700cc Petrol
Diesel 2 1
Other
701cc to 800cc Petrol
Diesel 1 1
Other
801cc to 900cc Petrol
Diesel 19
Other
901cc to 1000cc Petrol
Diesel 111 1
Other
1001cc to 1100cc Petrol
Diesel 64 7
Other
1101cc to 1200cc Petrol
Diesel 153 5
Other
1201cc to 1300cc Petrol
Diesel 3 1
Other
1301cc to 1400cc Petrol
Diesel 225 8
Other
1401cc to 1500cc Petrol 1
Diesel 108 11
Other 2
1501cc to 1600cc Petrol
Diesel 39 9
Other 1
1601cc to 1700cc Petrol 1
Diesel 2 1
Other 1
1701cc to 1800cc Petrol
Diesel 8 4
Other
1801cc to 1900cc Petrol
Diesel 6
Other 2
1901cc to 2000cc Petrol 3
Diesel 17 3
Other 5 26
2001cc to 2100cc Petrol 1 1
Diesel 21 9
Other 33 71
2101cc to 2200cc Petrol
Diesel 2
Other 3 2
2201cc to 2300cc Petrol
Diesel 38 7
Other 2
2301cc to 2400cc Petrol
Diesel 5 6
Other 1 2
2401cc to 2500cc Petrol
Diesel 20 6
Other 21 11
2501cc to 2600cc Petrol 1
Diesel 92 22
Other 14 2
2701cc to 2800cc Petrol
Diesel 11 2
Other 1 1
2801cc to 2900cc Petrol
Diesel 130 2
Other
2901cc to 3000cc Petrol
Diesel 4 2
Other
3001cc to 3100cc Petrol
Diesel 11 11
Other 1
3101cc to 3200cc Petrol
Diesel 4
Other
3201cc to 3300cc Petrol
Diesel 6 2
Other
3301cc to 3400cc Petrol
Diesel 184 76
Other 3 3
3401cc to 3500cc Petrol
Diesel 100 128
Other 2
3501cc to 3600cc Petrol
Diesel 3
Other 1
3601cc to 3700cc Petrol
Diesel 66 10
Other
3701cc to 3800cc Petrol
Diesel 3
Other
3801cc to 3900cc Petrol
Diesel 10 12
Other
3901cc to 4000cc Petrol
Diesel 625 310
Other 1 1
4001cc to 4100cc Petrol
Diesel 146 179
Other
4201cc to 4300cc Petrol
Diesel 220 4
Other 3
4301cc to 4400cc Petrol
Diesel 3 2
Other 3 4
4401cc to 4500cc Petrol
Diesel 1.4k 300
Other 2
4501cc to 4600cc Petrol
Diesel 2
Other 3 1
4601cc to 4700cc Petrol
Diesel 2
Other
4701cc to 4800cc Petrol
Diesel 2 1
Other
4801cc to 4900cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
4901cc to 5000cc Petrol
Diesel 5 13
Other
5001cc to 5100cc Petrol
Diesel 1 1
Other
5101cc to 5200cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
5201cc to 5300cc Petrol
Diesel 8 5
Other 1
5601cc to 5700cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
5801cc to 5900cc Petrol
Diesel 4 2
Other
5901cc to 6000cc Petrol
Diesel 3
Other
6001cc to 6100cc Petrol
Diesel 12 6
Other
6301cc to 6400cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
6401cc to 6500cc Petrol
Diesel 163 2
Other
6601cc to 6700cc Petrol
Diesel 374 29
Other
6701cc to 6800cc Petrol
Diesel 1 1
Other
6801cc to 6900cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
7001cc to 7100cc Petrol
Diesel 10 8
Other 1
7101cc to 7200cc Petrol
Diesel 52 6
Other
7201cc to 7300cc Petrol
Diesel 166 30
Other
7301cc to 7400cc Petrol
Diesel 1 1
Other
7401cc to 7500cc Petrol
Diesel 11
Other
7501cc to 7600cc Petrol
Diesel 1 8
Other
7601cc to 7700cc Petrol
Diesel 2
Other
7701cc to 7800cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
7901cc to 8000cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
8001cc to 8100cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
8501cc to 8600cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
8601cc to 8700cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other 1
8801cc to 8900cc Petrol
Diesel 105 5
Other
8901cc to 9000cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
9001cc to 9100cc Petrol
Diesel 10
Other
9301cc to 9400cc Petrol
Diesel 61 2
Other
9501cc to 9600cc Petrol
Diesel 9
Other
9701cc to 9800cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
9801cc to 9900cc Petrol
Diesel 26
Other
9901cc to 10000cc Petrol
Diesel 3
Other 1
10001cc to 10100cc Petrol
Diesel 2 2
Other
10201cc to 10300cc Petrol
Diesel 10 1
Other
10301cc to 10400cc Petrol
Diesel 10 20
Other
10401cc to 10500cc Petrol
Diesel 1 1
Other
10501cc to 10600cc Petrol
Diesel 8 11
Other 1
10801cc to 10900cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
11001cc to 11100cc Petrol
Diesel 11 1
Other
11101cc to 11200cc Petrol
Diesel 78 6
Other
11201cc to 11300cc Petrol
Diesel 14
Other
11601cc to 11700cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
12001cc to 12100cc Petrol
Diesel 6 8
Other
12501cc to 12600cc Petrol
Diesel 59 2
Other
13001cc to 13100cc Petrol
Diesel 16 1
Other
13201cc to 13300cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
14001cc to 14100cc Petrol
Diesel 2
Other
14201cc to 14300cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
14601cc to 14700cc Petrol
Diesel 4 11
Other
Over 15000cc Petrol
Diesel 250 20
Other