Manufacturer CATERPILLAR

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 7.8k 7.7k 7.7k 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
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 ?
Licensed 66 86 4.6k
SORN 3 2 312
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Licensed 176 149 166 156 201 151 123 93 90 49
SORN 59 59 78 106 98 27 27 13 5 2
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Licensed 60 118 172 260 181 124 116 127 136 128
SORN 47 60 54 77 86 81 109 117 63 68
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Licensed 2 4 7 13 22 29 47 28 26 28
SORN 4 8 9 19 19 24 27 24 50 35
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Licensed 1 3 4 7 6 14 3 5 7 5
SORN 2 2 2 3 5 4 5 9 14 10
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 0 2 3 2 3 7 9 4 1 1
SORN 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 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 312
2022 86 2
2021 66 3
2020 49 2
2019 90 5
2018 93 13
2017 123 27
2016 151 27
2015 201 98
2014 156 106
2013 166 78
2012 149 59
2011 176 59
2010 128 68
2009 136 63
2008 127 117
2007 116 109
2006 124 81
2005 181 86
2004 260 77
2003 172 54
2002 118 60
2001 60 47
2000 28 35
1999 26 50
1998 28 24
1997 47 27
1996 29 24
1995 22 19
1994 13 19
1993 7 9
1992 4 8
1991 2 4
1990 5 10
1989 7 14
1988 5 9
1987 3 5
1986 14 4
1985 6 5
1984 7 3
1983 4 2
1982 3 2
1981 1 2
1980 1 1
1979 1 2
1978 4 6
1977 9 2
1976 7 2
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 ?
Licensed 67 86 4.8k
SORN 3 2 562
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Licensed 167 137 149 136 198 145 118 84 87 47
SORN 56 49 70 98 101 28 27 12 5 2
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Licensed 54 106 164 232 109 72 109 118 132 127
SORN 38 40 48 60 59 60 72 96 62 67
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Licensed 1 4 6 8 17 27 32 29 17 21
SORN 5 6 4 18 11 20 19 24 32 26
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Licensed 1 4 4 5 6 14 3 4 7 4
SORN 2 0 1 0 4 4 1 12 9 8
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 4 2 5 13 1 5 8 4 1 1
SORN 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 4 2 2
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Licensed 4 1 3 2 2 5 3 2 2 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 10 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 562
2022 86 2
2021 67 3
2020 47 2
2019 87 5
2018 84 12
2017 118 27
2016 145 28
2015 198 101
2014 136 98
2013 149 70
2012 137 49
2011 167 56
2010 127 67
2009 132 62
2008 118 96
2007 109 72
2006 72 60
2005 109 59
2004 232 60
2003 164 48
2002 106 40
2001 54 38
2000 21 26
1999 17 32
1998 29 24
1997 32 19
1996 27 20
1995 17 11
1994 8 18
1993 6 4
1992 4 6
1991 1 5
1990 4 8
1989 7 9
1988 4 12
1987 3 1
1986 14 4
1985 6 4
1984 5 0
1983 4 1
1982 4 0
1981 1 2
1980 1 2
1979 1 2
1978 4 4
1977 8 2
1976 5 1
1975 1 1
1974 13 0
1973 5 1
1972 2 0
1971 4 0
1970 4 2
1969 2 1
1968 2 1
1967 3 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 10 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
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 50
Year Registrations
2023 50
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 2022 Q4, by fuel type and engine capacity

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

Capacity Licensed SORN
Petrol Diesel Other Petrol Diesel Other
Unknown 15 2.1k 133 2 262 108
Up to 100cc 16 1 7 1
101cc to 200cc 3 5 1
201cc to 300cc 4 1
301cc to 400cc 24 17
401cc to 500cc 6 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 66 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 38 1 9 1
1601cc to 1700cc 3 1 1
1701cc to 1800cc 8 4
1801cc to 1900cc 6 2
1901cc to 2000cc 17 5 3 3 27
2001cc to 2100cc 2 21 41 9 67
2101cc to 2200cc 2 4 1
2201cc to 2300cc 38 7 2
2301cc to 2400cc 6 1 5 2
2401cc to 2500cc 19 16 7 9
2501cc to 2600cc 1 90 7 21 2
2701cc to 2800cc 11 1 2 1
2801cc to 2900cc 130 2
2901cc to 3000cc 5 2
3001cc to 3100cc 11 10 1
3101cc to 3200cc 3 1
3201cc to 3300cc 6 2
3301cc to 3400cc 182 3 70 3
3401cc to 3500cc 107 2 123
3501cc to 3600cc 3 1
3601cc to 3700cc 44 9
3701cc to 3800cc 3
3801cc to 3900cc 10 12
3901cc to 4000cc 638 1 302 1
4001cc to 4100cc 159 168
4201cc to 4300cc 220 4 3
4301cc to 4400cc 3 2 2 4
4401cc to 4500cc 1 1.4k 288 2
4501cc to 4600cc 3 2 1
4601cc to 4700cc 2
4701cc to 4800cc 2 1
4801cc to 4900cc 1
4901cc to 5000cc 6 13
5001cc to 5100cc 1 1
5101cc to 5200cc 1
5201cc to 5300cc 9 3 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 380 25
6701cc to 6800cc 1 1
6801cc to 6900cc 1
7001cc to 7100cc 10 8 1
7101cc to 7200cc 52 5
7201cc to 7300cc 171 29
7301cc to 7400cc 1 1
7401cc to 7500cc 13
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 106 4
8901cc to 9000cc 1
9001cc to 9100cc 10
9301cc to 9400cc 61 2
9501cc to 9600cc 9
9701cc to 9800cc 1
9801cc to 9900cc 25
9901cc to 10000cc 3 1
10001cc to 10100cc 2 2
10201cc to 10300cc 10 1
10301cc to 10400cc 12 19
10401cc to 10500cc 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 7 7
12501cc to 12600cc 58 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 251 19
Capacity Licensed SORN
Unknown Petrol 15 2
Diesel 2.1k 262
Other 133 108
Up to 100cc Petrol
Diesel 16 7
Other 1 1
101cc to 200cc Petrol
Diesel 3 5
Other 1
201cc to 300cc Petrol
Diesel 4 1
Other
301cc to 400cc Petrol
Diesel 24 17
Other
401cc to 500cc Petrol
Diesel 6 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 66 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 38 9
Other 1 1
1601cc to 1700cc Petrol 1
Diesel 3
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 27
2001cc to 2100cc Petrol 2
Diesel 21 9
Other 41 67
2101cc to 2200cc Petrol
Diesel 2
Other 4 1
2201cc to 2300cc Petrol
Diesel 38 7
Other 2
2301cc to 2400cc Petrol
Diesel 6 5
Other 1 2
2401cc to 2500cc Petrol
Diesel 19 7
Other 16 9
2501cc to 2600cc Petrol 1
Diesel 90 21
Other 7 2
2701cc to 2800cc Petrol
Diesel 11 2
Other 1 1
2801cc to 2900cc Petrol
Diesel 130 2
Other
2901cc to 3000cc Petrol
Diesel 5 2
Other
3001cc to 3100cc Petrol
Diesel 11 10
Other 1
3101cc to 3200cc Petrol
Diesel 3 1
Other
3201cc to 3300cc Petrol
Diesel 6 2
Other
3301cc to 3400cc Petrol
Diesel 182 70
Other 3 3
3401cc to 3500cc Petrol
Diesel 107 123
Other 2
3501cc to 3600cc Petrol
Diesel 3
Other 1
3601cc to 3700cc Petrol
Diesel 44 9
Other
3701cc to 3800cc Petrol
Diesel 3
Other
3801cc to 3900cc Petrol
Diesel 10 12
Other
3901cc to 4000cc Petrol
Diesel 638 302
Other 1 1
4001cc to 4100cc Petrol
Diesel 159 168
Other
4201cc to 4300cc Petrol
Diesel 220 4
Other 3
4301cc to 4400cc Petrol
Diesel 3 2
Other 2 4
4401cc to 4500cc Petrol 1
Diesel 1.4k 288
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 6 13
Other
5001cc to 5100cc Petrol
Diesel 1 1
Other
5101cc to 5200cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
5201cc to 5300cc Petrol
Diesel 9 3
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 380 25
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 5
Other
7201cc to 7300cc Petrol
Diesel 171 29
Other
7301cc to 7400cc Petrol
Diesel 1 1
Other
7401cc to 7500cc Petrol
Diesel 13
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 106 4
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 25
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 12 19
Other
10401cc to 10500cc Petrol
Diesel 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 7 7
Other
12501cc to 12600cc Petrol
Diesel 58 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 251 19
Other