UK vehicle statistics / Honda

How many Honda C50la motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 159 licensed and 514 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Honda C50la generic-model group.

Looking at a C50la?

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 C50la is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the C50la disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 208 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 159 in 2026 Q1, down 24%. That is up 10% in the five years since 2021 Q1.

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.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1159514
2025 Q4166504
2025 Q3160505
2025 Q2151502
2025 Q1133510
2024 Q4127507
2024 Q3130510
2024 Q2134510
2024 Q1123508
2023 Q4120516
2023 Q3119518
2023 Q2130506

Other Honda models

  • Jazz — 349,385 licensed
  • Civic — 246,926 licensed
  • CR-V — 196,120 licensed
  • CBR — 29,970 licensed
  • HR-V — 60,559 licensed
  • CB — 31,388 licensed

See how many of every Honda model are left

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.