UK vehicle statistics / Fantic Motor

How many XE cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 65 licensed and 75 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Fantic Motor XE generic-model group.

Looking at a XE?

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Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q16575
2025 Q46375
2025 Q36471
2025 Q26963
2025 Q16362
2024 Q46160
2024 Q35855
2024 Q25952
2024 Q15950
2023 Q45538
2023 Q35838
2023 Q24834

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.