UK vehicle statistics / Austin-Morris
How many Austin-Morris cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 3,130 licensed and 5,239 SORN Austin-Morris vehicles in the UK, across 3 published model groups. That means 1 in 2 surviving Austin-Morris is currently off the road.
Looking at a Austin-Morris?
Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
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Is the Austin-Morris fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Austin-Morris model group: 3,130 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Austin-Morris range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 82% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 5,239 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 8,369 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Before you buy
- Ask why it was off the road — Of the 8,369 Austin-Morris vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (5,239 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
- Check the actual Austin-Morris — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.
Rarest Austin-Morris models
The published Austin-Morris model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
Every Austin-Morris model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| Mini | 2,985 | 5,043 |
| Maxi | 96 | 139 |
| Princess | 49 | 57 |
How to read these numbers
Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.
Common questions
How many Austin-Morris cars are left in the UK?
3,130 Austin-Morris vehicles were licensed and 5,239 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 3 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Austin-Morris is rarest?
Of the published Austin-Morris model groups, the Princess has the smallest surviving population at 49 licensed and 57 SORN.
Is the Austin-Morris fleet shrinking?
3,130 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Austin-Morris range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 82% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 5,239 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 8,369 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Does a Austin-Morris population figure describe the car I am looking at?
No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's own free MOT, tax and mileage record.
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.