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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
2023 15 14 14 224 225 226
2022 10 13 12 13 230 229 227 225
2021 12 12 12 10 228 229 231 234
2020 10 13 13 12 231 225 228 230
2019 21 20 19 14 230 226 226 230
2018 26 22 25 25 228 229 228 229
2017 55 44 41 31 209 220 222 231
2016 55 57 50 54 210 203 208 210
2015 77 76 70 61 185 200 204 206
2014 119 108 108 92 179 167 169 179
2013 154 142 135 126 166 152 145 179
2012 158 164 149 151 191 162 165 162
2011 211 189 181 173 196 184 171 166
2010 251 231 213 208 200 188 186 184
2009 364 328 303 292 174 186 176 164
2008 439 418 123 127
2007 530 98
2006 665
2005 211
2004 0
2003 0
2002 0
2001 0
2000 0
1999 0
1998 0
1997 0
1996 0
1995 0
1994 0
Quarter Licensed SORN
2023 Q3 14 226
2023 Q2 14 225
2023 Q1 15 224
2022 Q4 13 225
2022 Q3 12 227
2022 Q2 13 229
2022 Q1 10 230
2021 Q4 10 234
2021 Q3 12 231
2021 Q2 12 229
2021 Q1 12 228
2020 Q4 12 230
2020 Q3 13 228
2020 Q2 13 225
2020 Q1 10 231
2019 Q4 14 230
2019 Q3 19 226
2019 Q2 20 226
2019 Q1 21 230
2018 Q4 25 229
2018 Q3 25 228
2018 Q2 22 229
2018 Q1 26 228
2017 Q4 31 231
2017 Q3 41 222
2017 Q2 44 220
2017 Q1 55 209
2016 Q4 54 210
2016 Q3 50 208
2016 Q2 57 203
2016 Q1 55 210
2015 Q4 61 206
2015 Q3 70 204
2015 Q2 76 200
2015 Q1 77 185
2014 Q4 92 179
2014 Q3 108 169
2014 Q2 108 167
2014 Q1 119 179
2013 Q4 126 179
2013 Q3 135 145
2013 Q2 142 152
2013 Q1 154 166
2012 Q4 151 162
2012 Q3 149 165
2012 Q2 164 162
2012 Q1 158 191
2011 Q4 173 166
2011 Q3 181 171
2011 Q2 189 184
2011 Q1 211 196
2010 Q4 208 184
2010 Q3 213 186
2010 Q2 231 188
2010 Q1 251 200
2009 Q4 292 164
2009 Q3 303 176
2009 Q2 328 186
2009 Q1 364 174
2008 Q4 418 127
2008 Q3 439 123
2007 Q4 530 98
2006 Q4 665
2005 Q4 211
2004 Q4 0
2003 Q4 0
2002 Q4 0
2001 Q4 0
2000 Q4 0
1999 Q4 0
1998 Q4 0
1997 Q4 0
1996 Q4 0
1995 Q4 0
1994 Q4 0

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

2005 2006 2007 2008 ?
Licensed 3 9 1 0 0
SORN 64 143 16 1 1
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 0 1
2008 0 1
2007 1 16
2006 9 143
2005 3 64

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

2005 2006 2007 2008 ?
Licensed 3 9 1 0 0
SORN 60 146 16 1 2
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 0 2
2008 0 1
2007 1 16
2006 9 146
2005 3 60

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
0 0 0 0 212 532 53 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Year Registrations
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 1
2012 0
2011 1
2010 0
2009 0
2008 1
2007 53
2006 532
2005 212
2004 0
2003 0
2002 0
2001 0

Vehicles licensed or SORN in 2022 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 13 221 1
101cc to 200cc 1
801cc to 900cc 1
1101cc to 1200cc 1
Capacity Licensed SORN
51cc to 125cc Petrol 13 221
Diesel 1
Other
101cc to 200cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
801cc to 900cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
1101cc to 1200cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other