How many Fiat 128 cars are left?

Name: Fiat 128 licensed and SORN statistics
Creator: Department for Transport and DVLA
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 70 licensed and 45 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Fiat 128 generic-model group.

Looking at a 128?

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

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Wondering whether one particular 128 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the 128 disappearing?

70 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the 128 is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 15% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 45 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 115 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

Ask why it was off the road — Of the 115 128 vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 3 is SORN (45 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual 128 — 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.

Quarter	Licensed	SORN
2026 Q1	70	45
2025 Q4	69	44
2025 Q3	67	46
2025 Q2	67	45
2025 Q1	66	46
2024 Q4	66	45
2024 Q3	65	45
2024 Q2	64	45
2024 Q1	62	45
2023 Q4	61	43
2023 Q3	64	42
2023 Q2	62	42
2023 Q1	62	43
2022 Q4	63	41
2022 Q3	64	41
2022 Q2	67	40
2022 Q1	65	40
2021 Q4	65	40
2021 Q3	63	40
2021 Q2	61	40
2021 Q1	61	39
2020 Q4	56	43
2020 Q3	59	41
2020 Q2	57	41
2020 Q1	57	40
2019 Q4	58	40
2019 Q3	57	39
2019 Q2	57	40
2019 Q1	51	41
2018 Q4	49	43
2018 Q3	45	44
2018 Q2	46	43
2018 Q1	38	45
2017 Q4	37	47
2017 Q3	39	46
2017 Q2	41	45
2017 Q1	37	46
2016 Q4	38	44
2016 Q3	39	44
2016 Q2	37	44
2016 Q1	36	42
2015 Q4	36	43
2015 Q3	38	41
2015 Q2	38	39
2015 Q1	36	40
2014 Q4	35	41
2014 Q3	40	36

Other Fiat models

500 — 430,036 licensed. MOT pass rate
Ducato — 76,882 licensed. MOT pass rate
Panda — 79,405 licensed. MOT pass rate
Punto — 48,757 licensed. MOT pass rate
Doblo — 39,026 licensed. MOT pass rate
Auto Trail — 12,364 licensed

See how many of every Fiat model are left

Common questions

How many Fiat 128 cars are left in the UK?

70 were licensed and 45 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Fiat 128 cars are SORN?

45 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 115 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the 128 disappearing?

Does this say whether one 128 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.