UK vehicle statistics / DAF Trucks

How many FA 45 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 472 licensed and 1,550 SORN vehicles in the UK within the DAF Trucks FA 45 generic-model group.

Looking at a FA 45?

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Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q14721,550
2025 Q44851,532
2025 Q35191,508
2025 Q25361,500
2025 Q15401,497
2024 Q45651,515
2024 Q36171,556
2024 Q26121,563
2024 Q16261,568
2023 Q46481,553
2023 Q36731,533
2023 Q26841,530

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.