How many Fiat 850 cars are left?

Name: Fiat 850 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 134 licensed and 83 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Fiat 850 generic-model group.

Looking at a 850?

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

Is the 850 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 140 in 2024 Q2 and stand at 134 in 2026 Q1, down 4%. That is up 12% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 83 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 217 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 217 850 vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 3 is SORN (83 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual 850 — 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	134	83
2025 Q4	136	83
2025 Q3	139	78
2025 Q2	136	81
2025 Q1	130	83
2024 Q4	135	80
2024 Q3	138	74
2024 Q2	140	74
2024 Q1	132	76
2023 Q4	131	80
2023 Q3	137	74
2023 Q2	136	74
2023 Q1	129	76
2022 Q4	124	78
2022 Q3	132	73
2022 Q2	131	73
2022 Q1	129	71
2021 Q4	125	72
2021 Q3	121	71
2021 Q2	120	71
2021 Q1	120	72
2020 Q4	123	70
2020 Q3	126	65
2020 Q2	118	64
2020 Q1	122	64
2019 Q4	125	60
2019 Q3	127	55
2019 Q2	118	57
2019 Q1	112	60
2018 Q4	111	64
2018 Q3	109	61
2018 Q2	103	61
2018 Q1	101	65
2017 Q4	103	63
2017 Q3	102	61
2017 Q2	103	60
2017 Q1	100	55
2016 Q4	96	57
2016 Q3	101	52
2016 Q2	105	48
2016 Q1	98	49
2015 Q4	97	49
2015 Q3	99	48
2015 Q2	104	41
2015 Q1	97	38
2014 Q4	97	42
2014 Q3	97	38

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 850 cars are left in the UK?

134 were licensed and 83 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Fiat 850 cars are SORN?

83 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 217 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the 850 disappearing?

Does this say whether one 850 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.