UK vehicle statistics / Citroen

How many Citroen 2CV cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 2,690 licensed and 4,296 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Citroen 2CV generic-model group.

Looking at a 2CV?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

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Is the 2CV disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 3,226 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 2,690 in 2026 Q1, down 17%. That is up 5% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 4,296 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 6,986 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.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q12,6904,296
2025 Q42,7174,245
2025 Q33,0613,872
2025 Q23,0233,897
2025 Q12,6284,255
2024 Q42,6444,213
2024 Q32,9443,921
2024 Q22,9653,874
2024 Q12,6784,025
2023 Q42,6054,249
2023 Q32,9803,881
2023 Q23,0213,822

Other Citroen models

  • C3 — 258,958 licensed
  • Berlingo — 218,062 licensed
  • C4 — 178,832 licensed
  • C1 — 154,334 licensed
  • Relay — 76,043 licensed
  • Dispatch — 68,464 licensed

See how many of every Citroen 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.