UK vehicle statistics / Daihatsu

How many Daihatsu Materia cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 496 licensed and 80 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Daihatsu Materia generic-model group.

Looking at a Materia?

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

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Is the Materia disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 866 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 496 in 2026 Q1, down 43%. That is down 29% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 80 are declared SORN — 1 in 7 of the 576 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.

Before you buy

  • Budget for a shrinking fleet — Licensed numbers are down 43% from the 2014 Q3 peak of 866. Fewer cars on the road usually means fewer donor parts and fewer specialists.
  • Check the actual Materia — 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.

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q149680
2025 Q451480
2025 Q351581
2025 Q253182
2025 Q154083
2024 Q455183
2024 Q358170
2024 Q259361
2024 Q159762
2023 Q462964
2023 Q363563
2023 Q263663
2023 Q164363
2022 Q465260
2022 Q366153
2022 Q266651
2022 Q167454
2021 Q468453
2021 Q369346
2021 Q270049
2021 Q170145
2020 Q470939
2020 Q372341
2020 Q273935
2020 Q173833
2019 Q474830
2019 Q375928
2019 Q277122
2019 Q177223
2018 Q478326
2018 Q379818
2018 Q280016
2018 Q180514
2017 Q481220
2017 Q382116
2017 Q282014
2017 Q182617
2016 Q483219
2016 Q384012
2016 Q28378
2016 Q18399
2015 Q483710
2015 Q38478
2015 Q284812
2015 Q185813
2014 Q485912
2014 Q38669

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Common questions

How many Daihatsu Materia cars are left in the UK?

496 were licensed and 80 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Daihatsu Materia cars are SORN?

80 are declared SORN — 1 in 7 of the 576 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Materia disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 866 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 496 in 2026 Q1, down 43%. That is down 29% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 80 are declared SORN — 1 in 7 of the 576 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does this say whether one Materia 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.