UK vehicle statistics / Great Wall
How many Great Wall cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 830 licensed and 427 SORN Great Wall vehicles in the UK, across 1 published model group. That means 1 in 3 surviving Great Wall is currently off the road.
Looking at a Great Wall?
Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. Before buying, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.
Is the Great Wall fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Great Wall model group: Licensed numbers peaked at 1,833 in 2017 Q3 and stand at 830 in 2026 Q1, down 55%. That is down 47% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 427 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 1,257 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Before you buy
- Ask why it was off the road — Of the 1,257 Great Wall vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 3 is SORN (427 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
- Budget for a shrinking fleet — Licensed numbers are down 55% from the 2017 Q3 peak of 1,833. Fewer cars on the road usually means fewer donor parts and fewer specialists.
- Check the actual Great Wall — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.
Rarest Great Wall models
The published Great Wall model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
- Steed — 830 licensed, 427 SORN
Every Great Wall model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| Steed | 830 | 427 |
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 Great Wall cars are left in the UK?
830 Great Wall vehicles were licensed and 427 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 1 published model group, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Great Wall is rarest?
Of the published Great Wall model groups, the Steed has the smallest surviving population at 830 licensed and 427 SORN.
Is the Great Wall fleet shrinking?
Licensed numbers peaked at 1,833 in 2017 Q3 and stand at 830 in 2026 Q1, down 55%. That is down 47% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 427 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 1,257 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Does a Great Wall 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.