UK vehicle statistics / Daihatsu

How many Daihatsu Extol vans are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 212 licensed and 188 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Daihatsu Extol generic-model group.

Looking at a Extol?

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

Is the Extol disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 858 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 212 in 2026 Q1, down 75%. That is down 50% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 188 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 400 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 Q1212188
2025 Q4222184
2025 Q3226183
2025 Q2228189
2025 Q1223193
2024 Q4237190
2024 Q3252195
2024 Q2265194
2024 Q1274203
2023 Q4288203
2023 Q3297195
2023 Q2318192

Other Daihatsu models

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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.