UK vehicle statistics / Honda

How many Honda Pa50vl motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 20 licensed and 156 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Honda Pa50vl generic-model group.

Looking at a Pa50vl?

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 Pa50vl is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Pa50vl disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 33 in 2021 Q3 and stand at 20 in 2026 Q1, down 39%. That is down 37% 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 Q120156
2025 Q419157
2025 Q325153
2025 Q225152
2025 Q125153
2024 Q427152
2024 Q327153
2024 Q224153
2024 Q126151
2023 Q427147
2023 Q327150
2023 Q231146

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.