UK vehicle statistics / Dethleffs
How many Dethleffs cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 229 licensed and 38 SORN Dethleffs vehicles in the UK, across 1 published model group. That means 1 in 7 surviving Dethleffs is currently off the road.
Looking at a Dethleffs?
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Is the Dethleffs fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Dethleffs model group: Licensed numbers peaked at 251 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 229 in 2026 Q1, down 9%. That is up 52% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 38 are declared SORN — 1 in 7 of the 267 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Rarest Dethleffs models
The published Dethleffs model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
- Trend — 229 licensed, 38 SORN
Every Dethleffs model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| Trend | 229 | 38 |
How to read these numbers
Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.
Common questions
How many Dethleffs cars are left in the UK?
229 Dethleffs vehicles were licensed and 38 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 1 published model group, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Dethleffs is rarest?
Of the published Dethleffs model groups, the Trend has the smallest surviving population at 229 licensed and 38 SORN.
Is the Dethleffs fleet shrinking?
Licensed numbers peaked at 251 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 229 in 2026 Q1, down 9%. That is up 52% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 38 are declared SORN — 1 in 7 of the 267 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Does a Dethleffs population figure describe the car I am looking at?
No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's 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.