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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 940 952 434 435
2023 962 961 943 921 417 422 428 432
2022 967 971 964 956 406 403 404 410
2021 977 970 969 953 404 406 403 404
2020 984 981 977 961 390 379 396 403
2019 988 992 1.0k 983 381 377 380 388
2018 945 965 973 963 390 371 377 381
2017 951 959 960 942 360 369 380 380
2016 947 961 957 932 342 338 349 357
2015 961 963 965 941 320 323 325 336
2014 964 968 975 948 296 301 312 325
2013 956 978 968 953 256 236 255 301
2012 995 983 983 944 242 244 252 270
2011 983 1.0k 1.0k 981 249 233 229 244
2010 984 1.0k 995 962 259 234 241 248
2009 1.0k 1.0k 1.0k 973 236 226 234 255
2008 1.0k 1.0k 232 235
2007 1.0k 237
2006 1.0k
2005 1.1k
2004 1.1k
2003 1.2k
2002 1.3k
2001 1.4k
2000 1.5k
1999 1.7k
1998 1.8k
1997 2.0k
1996 2.1k
1995 2.1k
1994 2.6k
Quarter Licensed SORN
2024 Q2 952 435
2024 Q1 940 434
2023 Q4 921 432
2023 Q3 943 428
2023 Q2 961 422
2023 Q1 962 417
2022 Q4 956 410
2022 Q3 964 404
2022 Q2 971 403
2022 Q1 967 406
2021 Q4 953 404
2021 Q3 969 403
2021 Q2 970 406
2021 Q1 977 404
2020 Q4 961 403
2020 Q3 977 396
2020 Q2 981 379
2020 Q1 984 390
2019 Q4 983 388
2019 Q3 1.0k 380
2019 Q2 992 377
2019 Q1 988 381
2018 Q4 963 381
2018 Q3 973 377
2018 Q2 965 371
2018 Q1 945 390
2017 Q4 942 380
2017 Q3 960 380
2017 Q2 959 369
2017 Q1 951 360
2016 Q4 932 357
2016 Q3 957 349
2016 Q2 961 338
2016 Q1 947 342
2015 Q4 941 336
2015 Q3 965 325
2015 Q2 963 323
2015 Q1 961 320
2014 Q4 948 325
2014 Q3 975 312
2014 Q2 968 301
2014 Q1 964 296
2013 Q4 953 301
2013 Q3 968 255
2013 Q2 978 236
2013 Q1 956 256
2012 Q4 944 270
2012 Q3 983 252
2012 Q2 983 244
2012 Q1 995 242
2011 Q4 981 244
2011 Q3 1.0k 229
2011 Q2 1.0k 233
2011 Q1 983 249
2010 Q4 962 248
2010 Q3 995 241
2010 Q2 1.0k 234
2010 Q1 984 259
2009 Q4 973 255
2009 Q3 1.0k 234
2009 Q2 1.0k 226
2009 Q1 1.0k 236
2008 Q4 1.0k 235
2008 Q3 1.0k 232
2007 Q4 1.0k 237
2006 Q4 1.0k
2005 Q4 1.1k
2004 Q4 1.1k
2003 Q4 1.2k
2002 Q4 1.3k
2001 Q4 1.4k
2000 Q4 1.5k
1999 Q4 1.7k
1998 Q4 1.8k
1997 Q4 2.0k
1996 Q4 2.1k
1995 Q4 2.1k
1994 Q4 2.6k

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

1981 1982 1983 1984 ?
Licensed 0 0 0 0 679
SORN 0 1 0 1 259
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 10 18 7 9 18 7 0 1 0 0
SORN 8 31 2 5 23 8 1 0 0 0
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Licensed 2 8 6 6 8 12 5 13 8 10
SORN 0 7 4 4 7 2 5 4 2 11
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Licensed 4 4 3 4 9 9 6 5 7 8
SORN 1 4 5 10 6 3 2 0 3 5
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Licensed 2 0 0 0 1 6 2 2 1 4
SORN 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
Licensed 0 2 4 1 0 2 3 3 0 1
SORN 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930
Licensed 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
SORN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 679 259
1984 0 1
1983 0 0
1982 0 1
1981 0 0
1980 0 0
1979 0 0
1978 1 0
1977 0 1
1976 7 8
1975 18 23
1974 9 5
1973 7 2
1972 18 31
1971 10 8
1970 10 11
1969 8 2
1968 13 4
1967 5 5
1966 12 2
1965 8 7
1964 6 4
1963 6 4
1962 8 7
1961 2 0
1960 8 5
1959 7 3
1958 5 0
1957 6 2
1956 9 3
1955 9 6
1954 4 10
1953 3 5
1952 4 4
1951 4 1
1950 4 1
1949 1 0
1948 2 0
1947 2 1
1946 6 1
1945 1 1
1944 0 0
1943 0 0
1942 0 0
1941 2 0
1940 1 0
1939 0 0
1938 3 1
1937 3 0
1936 2 1
1935 0 1
1934 1 0
1933 4 0
1932 2 0
1931 0 0
1930 0 0
1929 0 0
1928 0 0
1927 1 0
1926 0 0
1925 0 0
1924 0 0
1923 0 0
1922 0 0
1921 0 1

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

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 ?
Licensed 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114
SORN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 54
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Licensed 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0
SORN 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 18 42 32 19 19 6 0 1 2 2
SORN 16 36 44 18 22 9 0 0 0 0
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Licensed 50 44 43 40 34 41 31 52 35 23
SORN 6 14 11 16 13 10 14 15 20 24
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Licensed 10 6 12 12 11 33 25 28 31 32
SORN 3 1 4 2 3 17 12 6 10 7
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Licensed 1 0 1 0 2 8 9 3 10 6
SORN 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 8
1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
Licensed 0 0 3 2 2 5 6 3 5 0
SORN 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930
Licensed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
SORN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 114 54
1998 0 1
1997 0 0
1996 0 0
1995 0 0
1994 0 0
1993 0 0
1992 0 0
1991 1 0
1990 0 0
1989 0 1
1988 2 0
1987 0 2
1986 2 0
1985 1 0
1984 0 0
1983 0 0
1982 0 1
1981 0 0
1980 2 0
1979 2 0
1978 1 0
1977 0 0
1976 6 9
1975 19 22
1974 19 18
1973 32 44
1972 42 36
1971 18 16
1970 23 24
1969 35 20
1968 52 15
1967 31 14
1966 41 10
1965 34 13
1964 40 16
1963 43 11
1962 44 14
1961 50 6
1960 32 7
1959 31 10
1958 28 6
1957 25 12
1956 33 17
1955 11 3
1954 12 2
1953 12 4
1952 6 1
1951 10 3
1950 6 8
1949 10 0
1948 3 2
1947 9 1
1946 8 1
1945 2 0
1944 0 0
1943 1 0
1942 0 0
1941 1 0
1940 0 0
1939 5 1
1938 3 1
1937 6 1
1936 5 1
1935 2 0
1934 2 0
1933 3 0
1932 0 1
1931 0 0
1930 1 1
1929 0 0
1928 0 0
1927 0 0
1926 0 0
1925 0 0
1924 0 0
1923 0 0
1922 0 0
1921 0 2

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
1 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 4 4 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 2 0
Year Registrations
2024 0
2023 2
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 3
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 2
2014 0
2013 1
2012 1
2011 4
2010 4
2009 0
2008 2
2007 1
2006 0
2005 2
2004 3
2003 0
2002 0
2001 1

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 205 200 58 63
Up to 100cc 3
101cc to 200cc 1
201cc to 300cc 1
301cc to 400cc 1
701cc to 800cc 1
801cc to 900cc 25 9
901cc to 1000cc 2 1
1001cc to 1100cc 2 1 2
1101cc to 1200cc 8
1201cc to 1300cc 16 4
1301cc to 1400cc 43 3 14
1401cc to 1500cc 14 1 5
1501cc to 1600cc 27 3 21 1
1601cc to 1700cc 10 7 3 3
1701cc to 1800cc 170 14 140 6 1
1801cc to 1900cc 4 1
1901cc to 2000cc 4 1 5 1
2001cc to 2100cc 12 2 5 1
2101cc to 2200cc 3 1
2201cc to 2300cc 17 4 6 2
2301cc to 2400cc 1 1
2401cc to 2500cc 2 1
2501cc to 2600cc 4 1 1
2601cc to 2700cc 3
2801cc to 2900cc 1
3001cc to 3100cc 3 1 1 2
3101cc to 3200cc 1
3201cc to 3300cc 1 6 2 3
3301cc to 3400cc 1 1
3501cc to 3600cc 1 3 1 6
3601cc to 3700cc 2
3801cc to 3900cc 1 4 4
3901cc to 4000cc 1
4001cc to 4100cc 4 1 2
4101cc to 4200cc 5 1 4
4201cc to 4300cc 2 3 3
4501cc to 4600cc 2 1
4701cc to 4800cc 29 4 22 2 1
4801cc to 4900cc 1 1
4901cc to 5000cc 2
5001cc to 5100cc 1 2 1
5201cc to 5300cc 1
5401cc to 5500cc 1 1
5501cc to 5600cc 1
5601cc to 5700cc 1 1
5701cc to 5800cc 1
5801cc to 5900cc 5 6
6001cc to 6100cc 1 1 1
6501cc to 6600cc 1
6801cc to 6900cc 1
8001cc to 8100cc 3
8401cc to 8500cc 1
8801cc to 8900cc 2
9901cc to 10000cc 1 2 2 1
10501cc to 10600cc 1
Over 15000cc 3 1 1
Capacity Licensed SORN
Unknown Petrol 205 58
Diesel 200 63
Other
Up to 100cc Petrol 3
Diesel
Other
101cc to 200cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
201cc to 300cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
301cc to 400cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
701cc to 800cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
801cc to 900cc Petrol 25 9
Diesel
Other
901cc to 1000cc Petrol 2
Diesel 1
Other
1001cc to 1100cc Petrol 2 2
Diesel 1
Other
1101cc to 1200cc Petrol 8
Diesel
Other
1201cc to 1300cc Petrol 16 4
Diesel
Other
1301cc to 1400cc Petrol 43 14
Diesel 3
Other
1401cc to 1500cc Petrol 14 5
Diesel 1
Other
1501cc to 1600cc Petrol 27 21
Diesel 3 1
Other
1601cc to 1700cc Petrol 10 3
Diesel 7 3
Other
1701cc to 1800cc Petrol 170 140
Diesel 14 6
Other 1
1801cc to 1900cc Petrol 4
Diesel 1
Other
1901cc to 2000cc Petrol 4 5
Diesel 1 1
Other
2001cc to 2100cc Petrol 12 5
Diesel 2 1
Other
2101cc to 2200cc Petrol 3
Diesel 1
Other
2201cc to 2300cc Petrol 17 6
Diesel 4 2
Other
2301cc to 2400cc Petrol 1 1
Diesel
Other
2401cc to 2500cc Petrol 2
Diesel 1
Other
2501cc to 2600cc Petrol 4
Diesel 1 1
Other
2601cc to 2700cc Petrol 3
Diesel
Other
2801cc to 2900cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
3001cc to 3100cc Petrol 3 1
Diesel 1 2
Other
3101cc to 3200cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
3201cc to 3300cc Petrol 1 2
Diesel 6 3
Other
3301cc to 3400cc Petrol 1
Diesel 1
Other
3501cc to 3600cc Petrol 1 1
Diesel 3 6
Other
3601cc to 3700cc Petrol
Diesel 2
Other
3801cc to 3900cc Petrol 1
Diesel 4 4
Other
3901cc to 4000cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
4001cc to 4100cc Petrol 4 2
Diesel 1
Other
4101cc to 4200cc Petrol 5 4
Diesel
Other 1
4201cc to 4300cc Petrol 2
Diesel 3 3
Other
4501cc to 4600cc Petrol 2
Diesel 1
Other
4701cc to 4800cc Petrol 29 22
Diesel 4 2
Other 1
4801cc to 4900cc Petrol 1 1
Diesel
Other
4901cc to 5000cc Petrol
Diesel 2
Other
5001cc to 5100cc Petrol 1
Diesel 2 1
Other
5201cc to 5300cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
5401cc to 5500cc Petrol
Diesel 1 1
Other
5501cc to 5600cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
5601cc to 5700cc Petrol 1
Diesel 1
Other
5701cc to 5800cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
5801cc to 5900cc Petrol
Diesel 5 6
Other
6001cc to 6100cc Petrol 1 1
Diesel 1
Other
6501cc to 6600cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
6801cc to 6900cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
8001cc to 8100cc Petrol 3
Diesel
Other
8401cc to 8500cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
8801cc to 8900cc Petrol 2
Diesel
Other
9901cc to 10000cc Petrol 1 2
Diesel 2 1
Other
10501cc to 10600cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
Over 15000cc Petrol 3
Diesel 1 1
Other