UK vehicle statistics / Herald Motor Company
How many Herald Motor Company cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 367 licensed and 706 SORN Herald Motor Company vehicles in the UK, across 3 published model groups. That means 1 in 2 surviving Herald Motor Company is currently off the road.
Looking at a Herald Motor Company?
Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
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Is the Herald Motor Company fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Herald Motor Company model group: Licensed numbers peaked at 881 in 2017 Q2 and stand at 367 in 2026 Q1, down 58%. That is down 42% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 706 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 1,073 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 1,073 Herald Motor Company vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (706 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 58% from the 2017 Q2 peak of 881. Fewer cars on the road usually means fewer donor parts and fewer specialists.
- Check the actual Herald Motor Company — 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 Herald Motor Company models
The published Herald Motor Company model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
Every Herald Motor Company model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| XF 125 | 157 | 439 |
| Classic | 131 | 204 |
| SM 125 | 79 | 63 |
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 Herald Motor Company cars are left in the UK?
367 Herald Motor Company vehicles were licensed and 706 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 3 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Herald Motor Company is rarest?
Of the published Herald Motor Company model groups, the SM 125 has the smallest surviving population at 79 licensed and 63 SORN.
Is the Herald Motor Company fleet shrinking?
Licensed numbers peaked at 881 in 2017 Q2 and stand at 367 in 2026 Q1, down 58%. That is down 42% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 706 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 1,073 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Does a Herald Motor Company 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.