UK vehicle statistics / Daihatsu

How many Daihatsu Charade cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 837 licensed and 724 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Daihatsu Charade generic-model group.

Is the Charade disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 5,192 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 837 in 2026 Q1, down 84%. That is down 58% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 724 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 1,561 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.

Charade MOT pass rate

In 2024, 57.9% of 1,146 Daihatsu Charade MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average.

• Suspension Arms — 11.8% of tests. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
• Exhaust Emissions — 7.8% of tests. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
• Component Mounting Prescribed Areas — 7.1% of tests. Corrosion near a mounting point for a tested component. This is the kind of rust that gets expensive — inspect it.
• Wipers — 7% of tests. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.

Full age bands and failure notes are on the Daihatsu Charade MOT pass rate page.

Before you buy

• Suspension Arms — 11.8% of tests in 2024. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
• Exhaust Emissions — 7.8% of tests in 2024. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
• Component Mounting Prescribed Areas — 7.1% of tests in 2024. Corrosion near a mounting point for a tested component. This is the kind of rust that gets expensive — inspect it.
• Wipers — 7% of tests in 2024. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.
• Ask why it was off the road — Of the 1,561 Charade vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (724 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
• Budget for a shrinking fleet — Licensed numbers are down 84% from the 2014 Q3 peak of 5,192. Fewer cars on the road usually means fewer donor parts and fewer specialists.
• Check the actual Charade — 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.

Other Daihatsu models

• Fourtrak — 1,433 licensed
• Sirion — 4,701 licensed. MOT pass rate
• Terios — 2,960 licensed. MOT pass rate
• HI-JET — 717 licensed
• Copen — 936 licensed. MOT pass rate
• Sportrak — 114 licensed

See how many of every Daihatsu model are left

Common questions

How many Daihatsu Charade cars are left in the UK?

837 were licensed and 724 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Daihatsu Charade cars are SORN?

724 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 1,561 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Charade disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 5,192 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 837 in 2026 Q1, down 84%. That is down 58% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 724 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 1,561 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the Daihatsu Charade MOT pass rate?

In 2024, 57.9% of 1,146 Daihatsu Charade MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average.

What does the Charade fail its MOT on?

The most common initial failure categories in 2024 are suspension arms (11.8% of tests), exhaust emissions (7.8% of tests), component mounting prescribed areas (7.1% of tests).

Does this say whether one Charade 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.