UK vehicle statistics / Benelli

How many Benelli BN motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 2,817 licensed and 880 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Benelli BN generic-model group.

Looking at a BN?

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

Is the BN disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 2,828 in 2025 Q4 and stand at 2,817 in 2026 Q1, flat 0%. That is up 311% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 880 are declared SORN — 1 in 4 of the 3,697 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.

Fuel

DfT codes every vehicle in the Benelli BN generic-model group as petrol.

Before you buy

  • Ask why it was off the road — Of the 3,697 BN vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 4 is SORN (880 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Check the actual BN — 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 Q12,817880
2025 Q42,828810
2025 Q32,813731
2025 Q22,681684
2025 Q12,510674
2024 Q42,547614
2024 Q32,623501
2024 Q22,514413
2024 Q12,359402
2023 Q42,312368
2023 Q32,262321
2023 Q22,069266
2023 Q11,879223
2022 Q41,765218
2022 Q31,640179
2022 Q21,380155
2022 Q11,290124
2021 Q41,208107
2021 Q31,12271
2021 Q290462
2021 Q168650
2020 Q463950
2020 Q357232
2020 Q242029
2020 Q134634
2019 Q431828
2019 Q328418
2019 Q221014
2019 Q114911
2018 Q411910
2018 Q3946
2018 Q2404
2018 Q1334
2017 Q4347
2017 Q3402
2017 Q2372
2017 Q1343
2016 Q4305
2016 Q3302
2016 Q2291
2016 Q1252
2015 Q4232
2015 Q3182
2015 Q2112
2015 Q182
2014 Q480
2014 Q360

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Common questions

How many Benelli BN motorcycles are left in the UK?

2,817 were licensed and 880 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Benelli BN motorcycles are SORN?

880 are declared SORN — 1 in 4 of the 3,697 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the BN disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 2,828 in 2025 Q4 and stand at 2,817 in 2026 Q1, flat 0%. That is up 311% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 880 are declared SORN — 1 in 4 of the 3,697 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What fuel is the BN coded as?

DfT codes every vehicle in the Benelli BN generic-model group as petrol.

Does this say whether one BN 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.