UK vehicle statistics / Austin

How many Austin Maestro cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 109 licensed and 649 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Austin Maestro generic-model group.

Looking at a Maestro?

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 Maestro is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Maestro disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 289 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 109 in 2026 Q1, down 62%. That is down 14% in the five years since 2021 Q1.

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 Q1109649
2025 Q4103652
2025 Q3126629
2025 Q2129623
2025 Q1104648
2024 Q4103657
2024 Q3116653
2024 Q2113667
2024 Q195672
2023 Q497675
2023 Q3116654
2023 Q2125640

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

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.