Manufacturer BSA

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 30k 30k 30k 17k 17k 18k
2022 29k 29k 29k 29k 16k 16k 17k 17k
2021 29k 29k 29k 29k 16k 16k 16k 16k
2020 28k 28k 29k 29k 16k 15k 16k 16k
2019 27k 28k 28k 28k 15k 15k 15k 15k
2018 25k 26k 27k 27k 16k 15k 15k 15k
2017 25k 25k 25k 25k 14k 15k 15k 15k
2016 25k 25k 25k 25k 13k 13k 13k 14k
2015 25k 25k 25k 25k 11k 12k 12k 13k
2014 25k 25k 25k 25k 10k 10k 11k 11k
2013 23k 24k 25k 25k 8.4k 8.6k 9.1k 10k
2012 23k 23k 23k 23k 8.2k 8.8k 10k 10k
2011 23k 23k 23k 23k 7.8k 8.4k 9.6k 9.7k
2010 23k 23k 23k 23k 7.5k 8.0k 9.1k 8.9k
2009 23k 23k 23k 23k 7.2k 7.5k 8.6k 8.5k
2008 23k 23k 8.3k 8.2k
2007 23k 7.7k
2006 23k
2005 24k
2004 25k
2003 24k
2002 25k
2001 25k
2000 25k
1999 25k
1998 26k
1997 25k
1996 26k
1995 22k
1994 23k
Quarter Licensed SORN
2023 Q3 30k 18k
2023 Q2 30k 17k
2023 Q1 30k 17k
2022 Q4 29k 17k
2022 Q3 29k 17k
2022 Q2 29k 16k
2022 Q1 29k 16k
2021 Q4 29k 16k
2021 Q3 29k 16k
2021 Q2 29k 16k
2021 Q1 29k 16k
2020 Q4 29k 16k
2020 Q3 29k 16k
2020 Q2 28k 15k
2020 Q1 28k 16k
2019 Q4 28k 15k
2019 Q3 28k 15k
2019 Q2 28k 15k
2019 Q1 27k 15k
2018 Q4 27k 15k
2018 Q3 27k 15k
2018 Q2 26k 15k
2018 Q1 25k 16k
2017 Q4 25k 15k
2017 Q3 25k 15k
2017 Q2 25k 15k
2017 Q1 25k 14k
2016 Q4 25k 14k
2016 Q3 25k 13k
2016 Q2 25k 13k
2016 Q1 25k 13k
2015 Q4 25k 13k
2015 Q3 25k 12k
2015 Q2 25k 12k
2015 Q1 25k 11k
2014 Q4 25k 11k
2014 Q3 25k 11k
2014 Q2 25k 10k
2014 Q1 25k 10k
2013 Q4 25k 10k
2013 Q3 25k 9.1k
2013 Q2 24k 8.6k
2013 Q1 23k 8.4k
2012 Q4 23k 10k
2012 Q3 23k 10k
2012 Q2 23k 8.8k
2012 Q1 23k 8.2k
2011 Q4 23k 9.7k
2011 Q3 23k 9.6k
2011 Q2 23k 8.4k
2011 Q1 23k 7.8k
2010 Q4 23k 8.9k
2010 Q3 23k 9.1k
2010 Q2 23k 8.0k
2010 Q1 23k 7.5k
2009 Q4 23k 8.5k
2009 Q3 23k 8.6k
2009 Q2 23k 7.5k
2009 Q1 23k 7.2k
2008 Q4 23k 8.2k
2008 Q3 23k 8.3k
2007 Q4 23k 7.7k
2006 Q4 23k
2005 Q4 24k
2004 Q4 25k
2003 Q4 24k
2002 Q4 25k
2001 Q4 25k
2000 Q4 25k
1999 Q4 25k
1998 Q4 26k
1997 Q4 25k
1996 Q4 26k
1995 Q4 22k
1994 Q4 23k

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

2021 2022 ?
Licensed 0 17 15k
SORN 0 3 7.5k
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Licensed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SORN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Licensed 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
SORN 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Licensed 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
SORN 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 8 4
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Licensed 9 1 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 1
SORN 16 9 6 3 4 10 1 0 2 0
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 583 198 32 8 5 3 1 2 12 14
SORN 423 121 28 10 13 4 1 4 10 19
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Licensed 708 424 296 227 441 472 690 658 602 511
SORN 580 328 229 196 313 348 519 507 457 363
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Licensed 245 373 452 684 697 535 507 581 862 791
SORN 152 235 271 493 482 387 338 369 538 563
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Licensed 56 54 50 48 31 100 129 167 313 350
SORN 29 31 12 32 22 66 54 90 202 197
1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
Licensed 32 49 48 73 53 77 58 74 88 86
SORN 17 30 17 36 24 42 41 29 60 34
1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930
Licensed 9 6 18 26 34 36 40 47 56 59
SORN 4 1 9 15 12 15 18 11 22 25
1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
Licensed 2 5 2 6 0 0 0 2 2 4
SORN 1 1 5 3 1 1 2 1 2 0
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 15k 7.5k
2022 17 3
2021 0 0
2020 0 0
2019 0 0
2018 0 0
2017 0 0
2016 0 0
2015 0 0
2014 0 0
2013 0 0
2012 0 0
2011 0 0
2010 0 0
2009 0 1
2008 1 0
2007 0 0
2006 0 0
2005 0 0
2004 0 0
2003 0 1
2002 2 1
2001 2 3
2000 1 4
1999 2 8
1998 0 1
1997 0 1
1996 0 0
1995 0 0
1994 0 1
1993 0 1
1992 1 0
1991 0 1
1990 1 0
1989 0 2
1988 0 0
1987 0 1
1986 2 10
1985 0 4
1984 3 3
1983 5 6
1982 1 9
1981 9 16
1980 14 19
1979 12 10
1978 2 4
1977 1 1
1976 3 4
1975 5 13
1974 8 10
1973 32 28
1972 198 121
1971 583 423
1970 511 363
1969 602 457
1968 658 507
1967 690 519
1966 472 348
1965 441 313
1964 227 196
1963 296 229
1962 424 328
1961 708 580
1960 791 563
1959 862 538
1958 581 369
1957 507 338
1956 535 387
1955 697 482
1954 684 493
1953 452 271
1952 373 235
1951 245 152
1950 350 197
1949 313 202
1948 167 90
1947 129 54
1946 100 66
1945 31 22
1944 48 32
1943 50 12
1942 54 31
1941 56 29
1940 86 34
1939 88 60
1938 74 29
1937 58 41
1936 77 42
1935 53 24
1934 73 36
1933 48 17
1932 49 30
1931 32 17
1930 59 25
1929 56 22
1928 47 11
1927 40 18
1926 36 15
1925 34 12
1924 26 15
1923 18 9
1922 6 1
1921 9 4
1920 4 0
1919 2 2
1918 2 1
1917 0 2
1916 0 1
1915 0 1
1914 6 3
1913 2 5
1912 5 1
1911 2 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 ?
Licensed 10 24 11k
SORN 4 4 7.1k
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Licensed 5 3 2 1 1 3 13 7 8 5
SORN 3 2 0 1 0 2 2 5 4 3
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Licensed 23 14 14 11 4 8 2 1 0 2
SORN 14 8 12 11 3 1 1 4 1 1
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Licensed 2 7 5 7 8 6 16 11 9 9
SORN 7 5 3 2 6 9 20 15 12 12
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Licensed 23 20 14 18 18 10 6 11 10 8
SORN 20 19 15 9 14 18 6 6 7 7
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 454 295 141 41 17 8 9 26 55 50
SORN 344 222 78 35 15 3 2 23 37 32
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Licensed 1.2k 620 438 442 688 736 701 1.1k 606 702
SORN 653 434 325 283 451 426 484 769 445 550
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Licensed 326 435 530 748 839 662 645 678 1.2k 1.1k
SORN 135 162 228 331 414 304 274 323 576 587
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Licensed 0 6 1 1 14 104 136 138 337 435
SORN 0 1 0 0 6 52 40 53 134 182
1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
Licensed 66 92 85 118 102 141 121 97 83 16
SORN 18 19 13 20 28 36 34 32 26 4
1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930
Licensed 45 7 32 59 54 51 63 60 82 108
SORN 17 1 4 10 19 18 10 8 15 23
1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
Licensed 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
SORN 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 11k 7.1k
2022 24 4
2021 10 4
2020 5 3
2019 8 4
2018 7 5
2017 13 2
2016 3 2
2015 1 0
2014 1 1
2013 2 0
2012 3 2
2011 5 3
2010 2 1
2009 0 1
2008 1 4
2007 2 1
2006 8 1
2005 4 3
2004 11 11
2003 14 12
2002 14 8
2001 23 14
2000 9 12
1999 9 12
1998 11 15
1997 16 20
1996 6 9
1995 8 6
1994 7 2
1993 5 3
1992 7 5
1991 2 7
1990 8 7
1989 10 7
1988 11 6
1987 6 6
1986 10 18
1985 18 14
1984 18 9
1983 14 15
1982 20 19
1981 23 20
1980 50 32
1979 55 37
1978 26 23
1977 9 2
1976 8 3
1975 17 15
1974 41 35
1973 141 78
1972 295 222
1971 454 344
1970 702 550
1969 606 445
1968 1.1k 769
1967 701 484
1966 736 426
1965 688 451
1964 442 283
1963 438 325
1962 620 434
1961 1.2k 653
1960 1.1k 587
1959 1.2k 576
1958 678 323
1957 645 274
1956 662 304
1955 839 414
1954 748 331
1953 530 228
1952 435 162
1951 326 135
1950 435 182
1949 337 134
1948 138 53
1947 136 40
1946 104 52
1945 14 6
1944 1 0
1943 1 0
1942 6 1
1941 0 0
1940 16 4
1939 83 26
1938 97 32
1937 121 34
1936 141 36
1935 102 28
1934 118 20
1933 85 13
1932 92 19
1931 66 18
1930 108 23
1929 82 15
1928 60 8
1927 63 10
1926 51 18
1925 54 19
1924 59 10
1923 32 4
1922 7 1
1921 45 17
1920 3 1
1919 0 1
1918 0 1
1917 0 0
1916 0 1
1915 1 0
1914 2 0
1913 1 1
1912 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
266 237 267 279 254 260 246 269 253 270 302 329 400 303 341 464 468 502 577 467 551 472 863
Year Registrations
2023 863
2022 472
2021 551
2020 467
2019 577
2018 502
2017 468
2016 464
2015 341
2014 303
2013 400
2012 329
2011 302
2010 270
2009 253
2008 269
2007 246
2006 260
2005 254
2004 279
2003 267
2002 237
2001 266

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
Unknown 17 1 29
Up to 50cc 395 243
51cc to 125cc 2.2k 2 1.3k 2
Up to 100cc 50 26
101cc to 200cc 19 12
126cc to 150cc 609 1 329
151cc to 200cc 4.1k 3 1 2.9k 3
201cc to 300cc 4.9k 4 3.2k
301cc to 400cc 3.3k 1.8k 4 1
401cc to 500cc 1.8k 2 943 1
501cc to 600cc 3.8k 1 1.8k 2
601cc to 700cc 7.1k 3 2 4.0k 2
701cc to 800cc 529 337 1
801cc to 900cc 23 13
901cc to 1000cc 77 37
1001cc to 1100cc 148 36
1101cc to 1200cc 69 18
1201cc to 1300cc 39 13
1301cc to 1400cc 14 6 1
1401cc to 1500cc 2 2
1501cc to 1600cc 2 1
1601cc to 1700cc 3 2
1701cc to 1800cc 2 1
1901cc to 2000cc 1
2001cc to 2100cc 3
2101cc to 2200cc 1 1
2301cc to 2400cc 1
2501cc to 2600cc 1 1
2801cc to 2900cc 2
3001cc to 3100cc 1
3401cc to 3500cc 1 1
3501cc to 3600cc 1 2
4601cc to 4700cc 1
5001cc to 5100cc 1
6001cc to 6100cc 1
6501cc to 6600cc 3
8601cc to 8700cc 1 1
9501cc to 9600cc 1
9901cc to 10000cc 1
Over 15000cc 27 4
Capacity Licensed SORN
Unknown Petrol 17 29
Diesel
Other 1
Up to 50cc Petrol 395 243
Diesel
Other
51cc to 125cc Petrol 2.2k 1.3k
Diesel 2 2
Other
Up to 100cc Petrol 50 26
Diesel
Other
101cc to 200cc Petrol 19 12
Diesel
Other
126cc to 150cc Petrol 609 329
Diesel 1
Other
151cc to 200cc Petrol 4.1k 2.9k
Diesel 3 3
Other 1
201cc to 300cc Petrol 4.9k 3.2k
Diesel 4
Other
301cc to 400cc Petrol 3.3k 1.8k
Diesel 4
Other 1
401cc to 500cc Petrol 1.8k 943
Diesel 2 1
Other
501cc to 600cc Petrol 3.8k 1.8k
Diesel 1 2
Other
601cc to 700cc Petrol 7.1k 4.0k
Diesel 3 2
Other 2
701cc to 800cc Petrol 529 337
Diesel 1
Other
801cc to 900cc Petrol 23 13
Diesel
Other
901cc to 1000cc Petrol 77 37
Diesel
Other
1001cc to 1100cc Petrol 148 36
Diesel
Other
1101cc to 1200cc Petrol 69 18
Diesel
Other
1201cc to 1300cc Petrol 39 13
Diesel
Other
1301cc to 1400cc Petrol 14 6
Diesel 1
Other
1401cc to 1500cc Petrol 2 2
Diesel
Other
1501cc to 1600cc Petrol 2 1
Diesel
Other
1601cc to 1700cc Petrol 3 2
Diesel
Other
1701cc to 1800cc Petrol 2 1
Diesel
Other
1901cc to 2000cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
2001cc to 2100cc Petrol 3
Diesel
Other
2101cc to 2200cc Petrol 1 1
Diesel
Other
2301cc to 2400cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
2501cc to 2600cc Petrol 1 1
Diesel
Other
2801cc to 2900cc Petrol 2
Diesel
Other
3001cc to 3100cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
3401cc to 3500cc Petrol 1 1
Diesel
Other
3501cc to 3600cc Petrol 1 2
Diesel
Other
4601cc to 4700cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
5001cc to 5100cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
6001cc to 6100cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
6501cc to 6600cc Petrol 3
Diesel
Other
8601cc to 8700cc Petrol 1 1
Diesel
Other
9501cc to 9600cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
9901cc to 10000cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
Over 15000cc Petrol 27 4
Diesel
Other