UK vehicle statistics / Honda

How many Honda NC 700 D motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 56 licensed and 76 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Honda NC 700 D generic-model group.

Looking at a NC 700 D?

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 NC 700 D is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the NC 700 D disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 188 in 2014 Q4 and stand at 56 in 2026 Q1, down 70%. That is down 45% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 76 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 132 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.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q15676
2025 Q46171
2025 Q37362
2025 Q26963
2025 Q16170
2024 Q46572
2024 Q38261
2024 Q28157
2024 Q17363
2023 Q47866
2023 Q39159
2023 Q29756

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.