DVLA figures · end of 2025 · UK

How many are left in the UK?

The Department for Transport publishes how many of every make and model are registered with DVLA, taxed or declared off the road, at the end of each year. Here’s what it says about 31 Japanese models, by generation where the year of manufacture allows, and the imports it can’t count by name.

1,846

Skyline GT-Rs (R32 to R34) still registered

457 licensed, 1,389 SORN

6,692,355

Japanese-brand cars registered

6,021,988 licensed

148,941

of them with no model name

Mostly imports DVLA can’t place

≈ 100,200

import-only models had an MOT in 2024 and 2025

The models we track, Great Britain

Still registered, by model

Cars registered with DVLA at the end of 2025: licensed (taxed) and SORN (declared off the road), with the change from the most there have been in any year since 2014. Each guide has the trend year by year.

Model	Built	Registered	Licensed	SORN	From peak
Daihatsu Copen L880K	2002–2012	1,674	961	713	down 19%
Daihatsu Hijet Truck S500 S500P	2014–on	70	60	10	At its peak
Honda Civic Type R EK EK9	1997–2000	174	35	139	about the same
Honda Integra DC2 DC2	1993–2000	876	215	661	down 17%
Honda Integra DC5 DC5	2001–2006	539	249	290	At its peak
Honda NSX NA1	1990–2005	431	183	248	At its peak
Mazda RX-7 FC FC3S	1985–1991	514	58	456	down 3%
Mazda RX-7 FD FD3S	1992–2002	1,328	311	1,017	about the same
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV to VI CP9A	1998–2001	1,228	280	948	down 3%
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII to IX CT9A	2001–2007	1,590	545	1,045	down 10%
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X CZ4A	2007–2015	943	544	399	down 10%
Nissan 180SX S13 RPS13	1991–1998	1,374	201	1,173	down 5%
Nissan Leaf ZE0	2010–2013	2,209	1,923	286	down 25%
Nissan Silvia S13 S13	1989–1993	215	53	162	At its peak
Nissan Silvia S14 S14	1994–1998	1,968	409	1,559	down 8%
Nissan Silvia S15 S15	1999–2002	560	196	364	At its peak
Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 BNR32	1989–1994	675	147	528	At its peak
Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 BCNR33	1995–1998	787	185	602	about the same
Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 BNR34	1999–2002	336	103	233	At its peak
Subaru Impreza WRX GC GC8	1992–2000	7,355	1,485	5,870	down 21%
Subaru Impreza WRX STI GD GDB	2001–2007	14,051	6,331	7,720	down 22%
Subaru Impreza WRX STI GR GRB	2008–2014	2,694	1,801	893	down 9%
Suzuki Cappuccino EA EA11R	1991–1995	604	122	482	down 10%
Suzuki Carry DA16T DA16T	2013–on	192	157	35	At its peak
Suzuki Jimny JB23 JB23W	1998–2018	26,512	18,057	8,455	down 17%
Suzuki Jimny JB64 JB64W	2018–on	6,203	6,055	148	At its peak
Toyota Crown S180 GRS180	2003–2008	142	107	35	At its peak
Toyota MR2 SW20 SW20	1989–1999	9,705	2,132	7,573	down 20%
Toyota Prius ZVW30	2009–2015	52,077	50,068	2,009	At its peak
Toyota Supra A70 MA70	1986–1992	1,239	212	1,027	down 5%
Toyota Supra A80 JZA80	1993–2002	2,364	702	1,662	down 8%

Some counts include cars sold new in the UK under the same name; each guide says what it counts.

Disappearing fastest

The biggest falls in cars still registered, from each model’s peak since 2014 to the end of 2025. Cars leave DVLA’s records when they’re scrapped or exported.

Nissan Leaf2,941 in 2014, 2,209 now25%
Subaru Impreza WRX STI GD18,062 in 2014, 14,051 now22%
Subaru Impreza WRX GC9,288 in 2014, 7,355 now21%
Toyota MR2 SW2012,146 in 2014, 9,705 now20%
Daihatsu Copen2,079 in 2014, 1,674 now19%
Suzuki Jimny JB2332,019 in 2017, 26,512 now17%
Honda Integra DC21,053 in 2014, 876 now17%
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X1,053 in 2015, 943 now10%
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII to IX1,767 in 2014, 1,590 now10%
Suzuki Cappuccino EA669 in 2015, 604 now9.7%

Mostly laid up

The models with the biggest share declared off the road (SORN) at the end of 2025: projects, winter storage and cars waiting for a buyer.

Mazda RX-7 FC456 of 51489%
Nissan 180SX S131,173 of 1,37485%
Toyota Supra A701,027 of 1,23983%
Subaru Impreza WRX GC5,870 of 7,35580%
Suzuki Cappuccino EA482 of 60480%
Nissan Silvia S141,559 of 1,96879%
Nissan Skyline GT-R R32528 of 67578%
Toyota MR2 SW207,573 of 9,70578%
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV to VI948 of 1,22877%
Mazda RX-7 FD1,017 of 1,32877%

Imports DVLA can’t count by name

Most imported people carriers and kei cars are on DVLA’s records with the make but no model, so the published count under the name falls well short. For these, the MOT record is the better guide: how many had an MOT in Great Britain in 2024 and 2025.

Model	Had an MOT	DVLA count under the name
Toyota Prius 1.8 (2016 to 2022)	≈ 53,200	37,619
Toyota Estima	≈ 19,000	5,019
Nissan Elgrand	≈ 14,600	1,390
Toyota Alphard	≈ 11,900	1,260
Mazda Bongo Friendee	≈ 10,400	33
Honda Fit	≈ 5,350	1,081
Honda Stepwgn	≈ 3,700	1,692
Toyota Vellfire	≈ 3,600	1,569
Toyota Noah and Voxy	≈ 3,500	1,422
Nissan Serena	≈ 3,050	982
Nissan Cube	≈ 3,000	1,239
Nissan Skyline	≈ 2,750	1,910
Nissan Figaro	≈ 2,600	None
Toyota Vitz	≈ 2,300	698
Mitsubishi Pajero	≈ 2,000	759
Mitsubishi Delica	≈ 1,400	360
Toyota Granvia	≈ 1,250	478
Toyota Aqua	≈ 1,050	560
Mazda Eunos Roadster	≈ 920	651
Honda Elysion	≈ 760	None
Honda Freed	≈ 730	None
Toyota Mark II, Chaser and Mark X	≈ 610	55
Toyota Regius	≈ 440	None
Toyota Sienta	≈ 390	138
Nissan March	≈ 350	82
Toyota Soarer	≈ 210	66
Toyota Wish	≈ 190	None
Nissan Stagea	≈ 170	28

How we count

Counts come from DfT’s vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124: every car and light van registered in the UK at the end of each year from 2014 to 2025, by make, model name and year of manufacture. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The matching and any errors are ours.
“Still registered” is licensed plus SORN. A SORN car is off the road but hasn’t been scrapped or exported. The count is taken on 31 December, when many older cars are SORN for the winter.
DVLA keeps no chassis code, so generations are split by year of manufacture (or by the model name where it says, like the Evo VI and Evo IX). Cars built in a changeover year are counted with one generation, and each guide says which.
Many imports are on DVLA’s records with no model name (148,941 Japanese-brand cars at the end of 2025). Where the count under the name is under four-fifths of the cars that had an MOT in 2024 and 2025, we say the DVLA figure falls short and give the MOT count, from DVSA’s MOT records, instead.
Counts under the same name can include cars sold new in the UK, like the UK-market Supra, RX-7 or Impreza. Each guide says what it counts.
DfT publishes new figures once a year, in the spring. These are to the end of 2025.

Questions

How many Nissan Skyline GT-Rs are left in the UK?

1,846 Skyline GT-Rs built from 1989 to 2004 (the R32, R33 and R34) were still registered with DVLA at the end of 2025: 457 licensed and 1,389 SORN. By generation: R32 675, R33 787, R34 336.

Does a SORN car count as still on the road?

Not on the road, but still in existence. A car declared off the road (SORN) stays on DVLA’s records until it is scrapped or exported, so licensed plus SORN is the number still registered. Some SORN cars are restoration projects or have sat in a garage for years.

Why can’t you count some imports?

DVLA records many imported cars with the make but no model name. At the end of 2025, 148,941 Japanese-brand cars on DVLA’s records had no model, most of them imports. For models like the Alphard, Elgrand and Figaro we use the MOT record instead: the cars that had an MOT in 2024 and 2025.

Why are so many SORN at the end of the year?

DfT counts on 31 December, and many owners of older and weekend cars declare them off the road for the winter. More are taxed in summer.

Buying one? Our free check matches the chassis number to its UK records, and the model guides say what to look for.

From the Department for Transport’s vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we count.