UK vehicle statistics / AJS

How many AJS Barletta motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 129 licensed and 15 SORN vehicles in the UK within the AJS Barletta generic-model group.

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Is the Barletta disappearing?

129 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Barletta is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. A further 15 are declared SORN — 1 in 10 of the 144 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

A falling population is worth knowing before you buy: it usually means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply, and it is why a good example of a scarce model can hold its price while a neglected one is hard to sell at any price.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q112915
2025 Q412511
2025 Q311110
2025 Q29410
2025 Q1855
2024 Q4707
2024 Q3616
2024 Q2476
2024 Q1361
2023 Q4220
2023 Q3120
2023 Q2110

Other AJS models

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Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.