UK vehicle statistics / Austin

How many Austin A30 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 819 licensed and 434 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Austin A30 generic-model group.

Looking at a A30?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. If the car is still worth pursuing, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Wondering whether one particular A30 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the A30 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 876 in 2019 Q2 and stand at 819 in 2026 Q1, down 7%. That is down 4% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 434 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 1,253 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.

Before you buy

  • Ask why it was off the road — Of the 1,253 A30 vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 3 is SORN (434 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Check the actual A30 — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

Every quarter DfT has published for this model group, newest first.

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1819434
2025 Q4829420
2025 Q3842407
2025 Q2845405
2025 Q1843409
2024 Q4852397
2024 Q3857388
2024 Q2849391
2024 Q1848400
2023 Q4839402
2023 Q3840393
2023 Q2857388
2023 Q1844395
2022 Q4857389
2022 Q3865376
2022 Q2865376
2022 Q1861374
2021 Q4864364
2021 Q3861356
2021 Q2859357
2021 Q1856353
2020 Q4852354
2020 Q3860345
2020 Q2862339
2020 Q1865345
2019 Q4866343
2019 Q3871337
2019 Q2876325
2019 Q1870328
2018 Q4868322
2018 Q3861319
2018 Q2846324
2018 Q1838327
2017 Q4838326
2017 Q3838316
2017 Q2844312
2017 Q1850289
2016 Q4839286
2016 Q3836288
2016 Q2832285
2016 Q1814296
2015 Q4805296
2015 Q3809286
2015 Q2826267
2015 Q1831258
2014 Q4829254
2014 Q3852241

Other Austin models

  • Mini — 8,134 licensed
  • Seven — 2,279 licensed
  • A35 — 1,724 licensed
  • Healey — 2,122 licensed
  • A40 — 1,533 licensed
  • Metro — 260 licensed

See how many of every Austin model are left

Common questions

How many Austin A30 cars are left in the UK?

819 were licensed and 434 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Austin A30 cars are SORN?

434 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 1,253 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the A30 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 876 in 2019 Q2 and stand at 819 in 2026 Q1, down 7%. That is down 4% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 434 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 1,253 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does this say whether one A30 is a good buy?

No. These are population figures for the model group. Enter that vehicle's registration for its 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.