UK vehicle statistics / Changan
How many Changan cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,022 licensed and 20 SORN Changan vehicles in the UK, across 1 published model group. That means 1 in 52 surviving Changan is currently off the road.
Looking at a Changan?
Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
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Is the Changan fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Changan model group: 1,022 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Changan range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. A further 20 are declared SORN — 1 in 52 of the 1,042 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Rarest Changan models
The published Changan model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
- Deepal S07 EV — 1,022 licensed, 20 SORN
Every Changan model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| Deepal S07 EV | 1,022 | 20 |
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 Changan cars are left in the UK?
1,022 Changan vehicles were licensed and 20 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 1 published model group, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Changan is rarest?
Of the published Changan model groups, the Deepal S07 EV has the smallest surviving population at 1,022 licensed and 20 SORN.
Is the Changan fleet shrinking?
1,022 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Changan range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. A further 20 are declared SORN — 1 in 52 of the 1,042 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Does a Changan 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.