UK vehicle statistics / DS

How many DS DS7 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 5,609 licensed and 79 SORN vehicles in the UK within the DS DS7 generic-model group.

Looking at a DS7?

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 DS7 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the DS7 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 5,659 in 2025 Q4 and stand at 5,609 in 2026 Q1, down 1%. That is up 84% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 79 are declared SORN — 1 in 72 of the 5,688 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

For how this model fares on test day, see its MOT pass rate and most common failures.

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 Q15,60979
2025 Q45,65975
2025 Q35,65175
2025 Q25,65375
2025 Q15,36485
2024 Q45,25463
2024 Q35,21951
2024 Q25,12655
2024 Q15,07544
2023 Q44,77944
2023 Q34,61140
2023 Q24,47035

Other DS models

  • DS3 — 36,113 licensed
  • DS4 — 6,474 licensed
  • DS5 — 1,295 licensed
  • DS9 — 142 licensed
  • DS 4 Pallas — 120 licensed

See how many of every DS model are left

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.