UK vehicle statistics / Chrysler

How many Chrysler Ypsilon cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 4,116 licensed and 272 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Chrysler Ypsilon generic-model group.

Looking at a Ypsilon?

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

Is the Ypsilon disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 5,613 in 2015 Q2 and stand at 4,116 in 2026 Q1, down 27%. That is down 21% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 272 are declared SORN — 1 in 16 of the 4,388 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

For how this model fares on test day, see its MOT pass rate and most common failures.

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 Q14,116272
2025 Q44,245257
2025 Q34,339256
2025 Q24,460232
2025 Q14,517240
2024 Q44,625213
2024 Q34,699189
2024 Q24,779175
2024 Q14,816184
2023 Q44,886160
2023 Q34,914150
2023 Q24,974137

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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.