UK vehicle statistics / Great Wall

How many Great Wall Steed cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 830 licensed and 427 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Great Wall Steed generic-model group.

Looking at a Steed?

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

Is the Steed disappearing?

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.

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 1,257 Steed 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 Steed — 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.

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1830427
2025 Q4877397
2025 Q3934364
2025 Q2964358
2025 Q11,008339
2024 Q41,040318
2024 Q31,086305
2024 Q21,125297
2024 Q11,150293
2023 Q41,215269
2023 Q31,245251
2023 Q21,291236
2023 Q11,318232
2022 Q41,375206
2022 Q31,404190
2022 Q21,422173
2022 Q11,473164
2021 Q41,504150
2021 Q31,518137
2021 Q21,564129
2021 Q11,580128
2020 Q41,594113
2020 Q31,63088
2020 Q21,63490
2020 Q11,66394
2019 Q41,67587
2019 Q31,70870
2019 Q21,72365
2019 Q11,72853
2018 Q41,75554
2018 Q31,76742
2018 Q21,79040
2018 Q11,79937
2017 Q41,81035
2017 Q31,83331
2017 Q21,82528
2017 Q11,82632
2016 Q41,81334
2016 Q31,81124
2016 Q21,77021
2016 Q11,71223
2015 Q41,64025
2015 Q31,59215
2015 Q21,49617
2015 Q11,41422
2014 Q41,33218
2014 Q31,27413

Common questions

How many Great Wall Steed cars are left in the UK?

830 were licensed and 427 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Great Wall Steed cars are SORN?

427 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 1,257 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Steed disappearing?

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 this say whether one Steed 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.