NORTON MISSING

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 10k 10k 6.2k 6.1k
2023 10k 10k 10k 10k 6.0k 6.0k 6.0k 6.2k
2022 10k 10k 10k 10k 5.8k 5.8k 5.9k 6.0k
2021 10k 10k 10k 10k 5.6k 5.6k 5.7k 5.8k
2020 9.8k 9.9k 10k 9.9k 5.6k 5.5k 5.6k 5.7k
2019 9.6k 9.8k 9.9k 9.8k 5.5k 5.4k 5.5k 5.6k
2018 8.7k 9.3k 9.5k 9.5k 6.0k 5.5k 5.4k 5.6k
2017 8.7k 8.9k 8.9k 8.7k 5.5k 5.6k 5.7k 5.9k
2016 8.6k 8.8k 8.8k 8.6k 5.3k 5.2k 5.3k 5.5k
2015 8.5k 8.8k 8.7k 8.5k 4.9k 4.9k 5.0k 5.3k
2014 8.3k 8.7k 8.9k 8.5k 4.5k 4.5k 4.6k 4.9k
2013 7.8k 8.4k 8.6k 8.4k 4.0k 3.8k 3.7k 4.7k
2012 7.8k 8.0k 7.9k 7.8k 3.8k 3.8k 4.1k 4.5k
2011 7.8k 8.1k 8.1k 7.8k 3.6k 3.6k 3.9k 4.3k
2010 7.9k 8.2k 8.2k 7.9k 3.5k 3.4k 3.7k 4.0k
2009 8.1k 8.3k 8.4k 8.1k 3.3k 3.3k 3.5k 3.9k
2008 8.4k 8.1k 3.4k 3.8k
2007 8.3k 3.5k
2006 8.3k
2005 8.6k
2004 8.7k
2003 8.6k
2002 8.6k
2001 8.6k
2000 8.8k
1999 8.9k
1998 9.0k
1997 8.6k
1996 8.9k
1995 7.3k
1994 7.4k
Quarter Licensed SORN
2024 Q2 10k 6.1k
2024 Q1 10k 6.2k
2023 Q4 10k 6.2k
2023 Q3 10k 6.0k
2023 Q2 10k 6.0k
2023 Q1 10k 6.0k
2022 Q4 10k 6.0k
2022 Q3 10k 5.9k
2022 Q2 10k 5.8k
2022 Q1 10k 5.8k
2021 Q4 10k 5.8k
2021 Q3 10k 5.7k
2021 Q2 10k 5.6k
2021 Q1 10k 5.6k
2020 Q4 9.9k 5.7k
2020 Q3 10k 5.6k
2020 Q2 9.9k 5.5k
2020 Q1 9.8k 5.6k
2019 Q4 9.8k 5.6k
2019 Q3 9.9k 5.5k
2019 Q2 9.8k 5.4k
2019 Q1 9.6k 5.5k
2018 Q4 9.5k 5.6k
2018 Q3 9.5k 5.4k
2018 Q2 9.3k 5.5k
2018 Q1 8.7k 6.0k
2017 Q4 8.7k 5.9k
2017 Q3 8.9k 5.7k
2017 Q2 8.9k 5.6k
2017 Q1 8.7k 5.5k
2016 Q4 8.6k 5.5k
2016 Q3 8.8k 5.3k
2016 Q2 8.8k 5.2k
2016 Q1 8.6k 5.3k
2015 Q4 8.5k 5.3k
2015 Q3 8.7k 5.0k
2015 Q2 8.8k 4.9k
2015 Q1 8.5k 4.9k
2014 Q4 8.5k 4.9k
2014 Q3 8.9k 4.6k
2014 Q2 8.7k 4.5k
2014 Q1 8.3k 4.5k
2013 Q4 8.4k 4.7k
2013 Q3 8.6k 3.7k
2013 Q2 8.4k 3.8k
2013 Q1 7.8k 4.0k
2012 Q4 7.8k 4.5k
2012 Q3 7.9k 4.1k
2012 Q2 8.0k 3.8k
2012 Q1 7.8k 3.8k
2011 Q4 7.8k 4.3k
2011 Q3 8.1k 3.9k
2011 Q2 8.1k 3.6k
2011 Q1 7.8k 3.6k
2010 Q4 7.9k 4.0k
2010 Q3 8.2k 3.7k
2010 Q2 8.2k 3.4k
2010 Q1 7.9k 3.5k
2009 Q4 8.1k 3.9k
2009 Q3 8.4k 3.5k
2009 Q2 8.3k 3.3k
2009 Q1 8.1k 3.3k
2008 Q4 8.1k 3.8k
2008 Q3 8.4k 3.4k
2007 Q4 8.3k 3.5k
2006 Q4 8.3k
2005 Q4 8.6k
2004 Q4 8.7k
2003 Q4 8.6k
2002 Q4 8.6k
2001 Q4 8.6k
2000 Q4 8.8k
1999 Q4 8.9k
1998 Q4 9.0k
1997 Q4 8.6k
1996 Q4 8.9k
1995 Q4 7.3k
1994 Q4 7.4k

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

2021 ?
Licensed 1 5.0k
SORN 3 2.5k
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Licensed 10 2 0 2 1 2 2 6 0 1
SORN 27 2 2 15 9 3 3 4 3 1
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Licensed 2 3 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 15
SORN 0 3 1 0 0 7 36 1 1 47
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Licensed 3 9 2 0 1 0 1 1 8 1
SORN 27 30 12 0 1 1 2 1 0 0
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Licensed 3 0 2 6 6 3 1 11 15 5
SORN 2 0 11 17 22 13 14 54 50 56
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 130 243 146 227 323 256 181 37 9 3
SORN 87 158 76 122 236 143 100 33 9 8
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Licensed 182 146 77 76 93 83 74 92 75 64
SORN 144 120 57 93 57 49 51 57 48 44
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Licensed 82 93 77 134 144 157 208 161 243 257
SORN 37 30 48 87 111 106 136 105 191 202
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Licensed 21 19 13 9 6 40 66 64 72 70
SORN 8 14 5 4 4 27 42 37 39 35
1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
Licensed 11 17 17 21 30 45 39 39 40 35
SORN 8 3 12 11 7 19 35 18 30 17
1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930
Licensed 5 3 5 14 6 16 8 23 31 22
SORN 5 2 3 7 8 13 8 14 15 8
1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
Licensed 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
SORN 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910
Licensed 0 0 0 0 0 1
SORN 1 1 0 0 0 0
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 5.0k 2.5k
2021 1 3
2020 1 1
2019 0 3
2018 6 4
2017 2 3
2016 2 3
2015 1 9
2014 2 15
2013 0 2
2012 2 2
2011 10 27
2010 15 47
2009 0 1
2008 0 1
2007 1 36
2006 1 7
2005 2 0
2004 0 0
2003 5 1
2002 3 3
2001 2 0
2000 1 0
1999 8 0
1998 1 1
1997 1 2
1996 0 1
1995 1 1
1994 0 0
1993 2 12
1992 9 30
1991 3 27
1990 5 56
1989 15 50
1988 11 54
1987 1 14
1986 3 13
1985 6 22
1984 6 17
1983 2 11
1982 0 0
1981 3 2
1980 3 8
1979 9 9
1978 37 33
1977 181 100
1976 256 143
1975 323 236
1974 227 122
1973 146 76
1972 243 158
1971 130 87
1970 64 44
1969 75 48
1968 92 57
1967 74 51
1966 83 49
1965 93 57
1964 76 93
1963 77 57
1962 146 120
1961 182 144
1960 257 202
1959 243 191
1958 161 105
1957 208 136
1956 157 106
1955 144 111
1954 134 87
1953 77 48
1952 93 30
1951 82 37
1950 70 35
1949 72 39
1948 64 37
1947 66 42
1946 40 27
1945 6 4
1944 9 4
1943 13 5
1942 19 14
1941 21 8
1940 35 17
1939 40 30
1938 39 18
1937 39 35
1936 45 19
1935 30 7
1934 21 11
1933 17 12
1932 17 3
1931 11 8
1930 22 8
1929 31 15
1928 23 14
1927 8 8
1926 16 13
1925 6 8
1924 14 7
1923 5 3
1922 3 2
1921 5 5
1920 2 0
1919 0 0
1918 0 0
1917 0 0
1916 1 1
1915 0 1
1914 0 1
1913 0 0
1912 0 0
1911 0 0
1910 1 0
1909 0 0
1908 0 0
1907 0 0
1906 0 1
1905 0 1

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 6 3 3 3.1k
SORN 6 2 1 2.1k
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Licensed 10 2 0 4 2 2 3 8 1 1
SORN 27 3 1 15 9 4 4 6 5 3
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Licensed 8 7 6 0 3 1 2 0 1 18
SORN 0 5 4 4 1 6 37 1 0 46
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Licensed 7 13 7 2 2 2 3 6 14 5
SORN 29 30 13 3 4 3 8 5 1 2
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Licensed 7 7 8 9 7 7 3 8 14 6
SORN 8 0 13 16 21 15 7 34 50 49
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 161 306 326 334 244 264 168 53 26 10
SORN 116 209 224 218 188 141 93 33 13 10
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Licensed 303 267 157 167 121 68 69 78 78 73
SORN 193 154 93 117 61 53 47 55 51 63
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Licensed 131 99 110 167 209 183 274 258 396 380
SORN 41 39 47 73 84 111 144 145 198 194
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Licensed 1 3 3 1 18 90 101 106 99 136
SORN 0 0 0 0 5 26 23 36 37 51
1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
Licensed 28 22 41 37 46 66 63 48 45 3
SORN 4 6 12 15 24 19 21 19 15 1
1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930
Licensed 7 1 8 13 13 10 17 42 45 36
SORN 3 3 1 4 2 5 13 9 10 7
1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
Licensed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SORN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
1909 1910
Licensed 1 0
SORN 0 0
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 3.1k 2.1k
2023 3 1
2022 3 2
2021 6 6
2020 1 3
2019 1 5
2018 8 6
2017 3 4
2016 2 4
2015 2 9
2014 4 15
2013 0 1
2012 2 3
2011 10 27
2010 18 46
2009 1 0
2008 0 1
2007 2 37
2006 1 6
2005 3 1
2004 0 4
2003 6 4
2002 7 5
2001 8 0
2000 5 2
1999 14 1
1998 6 5
1997 3 8
1996 2 3
1995 2 4
1994 2 3
1993 7 13
1992 13 30
1991 7 29
1990 6 49
1989 14 50
1988 8 34
1987 3 7
1986 7 15
1985 7 21
1984 9 16
1983 8 13
1982 7 0
1981 7 8
1980 10 10
1979 26 13
1978 53 33
1977 168 93
1976 264 141
1975 244 188
1974 334 218
1973 326 224
1972 306 209
1971 161 116
1970 73 63
1969 78 51
1968 78 55
1967 69 47
1966 68 53
1965 121 61
1964 167 117
1963 157 93
1962 267 154
1961 303 193
1960 380 194
1959 396 198
1958 258 145
1957 274 144
1956 183 111
1955 209 84
1954 167 73
1953 110 47
1952 99 39
1951 131 41
1950 136 51
1949 99 37
1948 106 36
1947 101 23
1946 90 26
1945 18 5
1944 1 0
1943 3 0
1942 3 0
1941 1 0
1940 3 1
1939 45 15
1938 48 19
1937 63 21
1936 66 19
1935 46 24
1934 37 15
1933 41 12
1932 22 6
1931 28 4
1930 36 7
1929 45 10
1928 42 9
1927 17 13
1926 10 5
1925 13 2
1924 13 4
1923 8 1
1922 1 3
1921 7 3
1920 0 1
1919 0 1
1918 0 0
1917 0 0
1916 0 0
1915 0 0
1914 0 0
1913 0 0
1912 0 0
1911 0 0
1910 0 0
1909 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
102 108 132 117 101 127 201 78 77 164 128 119 139 157 126 119 139 140 132 131 150 134 84 30
Year Registrations
2024 30
2023 84
2022 134
2021 150
2020 131
2019 132
2018 140
2017 139
2016 119
2015 126
2014 157
2013 139
2012 119
2011 128
2010 164
2009 77
2008 78
2007 201
2006 127
2005 101
2004 117
2003 132
2002 108
2001 102

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 6 18 5 3
Up to 50cc 15 22
51cc to 125cc 4 17
151cc to 200cc 3
201cc to 300cc 179 153
301cc to 400cc 767 353
401cc to 500cc 1.7k 1 780 1
501cc to 600cc 2.0k 1.3k 1
601cc to 700cc 2.0k 1.2k
701cc to 800cc 1.6k 1.2k
801cc to 900cc 1.5k 939
901cc to 1000cc 87 171
1001cc to 1100cc 24 19
1101cc to 1200cc 5 5
1201cc to 1300cc 4 9
1301cc to 1400cc 1 2
1401cc to 1500cc 2
1501cc to 1600cc 1
1601cc to 1700cc 3
1901cc to 2000cc 1 1
3501cc to 3600cc 2 1
5001cc to 5100cc 1
5801cc to 5900cc 1
6001cc to 6100cc 1
Over 15000cc 6 2
Capacity Licensed SORN
Unknown Petrol 6 5
Diesel 18 3
Other
Up to 50cc Petrol 15 22
Diesel
Other
51cc to 125cc Petrol 4 17
Diesel
Other
151cc to 200cc Petrol 3
Diesel
Other
201cc to 300cc Petrol 179 153
Diesel
Other
301cc to 400cc Petrol 767 353
Diesel
Other
401cc to 500cc Petrol 1.7k 780
Diesel 1
Other 1
501cc to 600cc Petrol 2.0k 1.3k
Diesel 1
Other
601cc to 700cc Petrol 2.0k 1.2k
Diesel
Other
701cc to 800cc Petrol 1.6k 1.2k
Diesel
Other
801cc to 900cc Petrol 1.5k 939
Diesel
Other
901cc to 1000cc Petrol 87 171
Diesel
Other
1001cc to 1100cc Petrol 24 19
Diesel
Other
1101cc to 1200cc Petrol 5 5
Diesel
Other
1201cc to 1300cc Petrol 4 9
Diesel
Other
1301cc to 1400cc Petrol 1 2
Diesel
Other
1401cc to 1500cc Petrol 2
Diesel
Other
1501cc to 1600cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
1601cc to 1700cc Petrol 3
Diesel
Other
1901cc to 2000cc Petrol 1 1
Diesel
Other
3501cc to 3600cc Petrol 2 1
Diesel
Other
5001cc to 5100cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
5801cc to 5900cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
6001cc to 6100cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
Over 15000cc Petrol 6 2
Diesel
Other