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How many Chevrolet GMC Corvette cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,595 licensed and 1,071 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Chevrolet GMC Corvette generic-model group.

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Is the Corvette disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 1,750 in 2023 Q2 and stand at 1,595 in 2026 Q1, down 9%. That is up 9% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 1,071 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 2,666 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 2,666 Corvette vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (1,071 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Check the actual Corvette — 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 Q11,5951,071
2025 Q41,5811,070
2025 Q31,697940
2025 Q21,735904
2025 Q11,5951,030
2024 Q41,5761,031
2024 Q31,736893
2024 Q21,743873
2024 Q11,658921
2023 Q41,5871,002
2023 Q31,745864
2023 Q21,750852
2023 Q11,632908
2022 Q41,6081,003
2022 Q31,724856
2022 Q21,740812
2022 Q11,588884
2021 Q41,544976
2021 Q31,650839
2021 Q21,621841
2021 Q11,461920
2020 Q41,4201,033
2020 Q31,535890
2020 Q21,481889
2020 Q11,3781,022
2019 Q41,3921,020
2019 Q31,563839
2019 Q21,546805
2019 Q11,380885
2018 Q41,329999
2018 Q31,466825
2018 Q21,447785
2018 Q11,254900
2017 Q41,233978
2017 Q31,414800
2017 Q21,402772
2017 Q11,228800
2016 Q41,210919
2016 Q31,375739
2016 Q21,356703
2016 Q11,169822
2015 Q41,167872
2015 Q31,326670
2015 Q21,296648
2015 Q11,067731
2014 Q41,072855
2014 Q31,301636

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Common questions

How many Chevrolet GMC Corvette cars are left in the UK?

1,595 were licensed and 1,071 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Chevrolet GMC Corvette cars are SORN?

1,071 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 2,666 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Corvette disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 1,750 in 2023 Q2 and stand at 1,595 in 2026 Q1, down 9%. That is up 9% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 1,071 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 2,666 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does this say whether one Corvette 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.