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How many Honda VFR 800 motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 2,057 licensed and 819 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Honda VFR 800 generic-model group.

Looking at a VFR 800?

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 VFR 800 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the VFR 800 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 2,629 in 2021 Q2 and stand at 2,057 in 2026 Q1, down 22%. That is down 15% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 819 are declared SORN — 1 in 4 of the 2,876 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.

Fuel

DfT codes every vehicle in the Honda VFR 800 generic-model group as petrol.

Before you buy

  • Ask why it was off the road — Of the 2,876 VFR 800 vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 4 is SORN (819 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Check the actual VFR 800 — 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 Q12,057819
2025 Q42,019834
2025 Q32,296559
2025 Q22,329531
2025 Q12,095747
2024 Q42,074742
2024 Q32,342488
2024 Q22,337472
2024 Q12,224560
2023 Q42,148702
2023 Q32,420450
2023 Q22,476427
2023 Q12,306499
2022 Q42,289614
2022 Q32,502398
2022 Q22,554366
2022 Q12,407443
2021 Q42,387579
2021 Q32,597378
2021 Q22,629338
2021 Q12,428406
2020 Q42,371551
2020 Q32,578346
2020 Q22,469342
2020 Q12,279466
2019 Q42,257458
2019 Q32,389298
2019 Q22,379253
2019 Q12,224270
2018 Q42,113381
2018 Q32,239219
2018 Q22,217213
2018 Q12,146219
2017 Q42,032219
2017 Q32,087106
2017 Q22,00281
2017 Q11,83286
2016 Q41,704134
2016 Q31,72157
2016 Q21,65545
2016 Q11,42976
2015 Q41,28492
2015 Q31,24944
2015 Q21,09839
2015 Q195641
2014 Q477355
2014 Q376521

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Common questions

How many Honda VFR 800 motorcycles are left in the UK?

2,057 were licensed and 819 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Honda VFR 800 motorcycles are SORN?

819 are declared SORN — 1 in 4 of the 2,876 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the VFR 800 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 2,629 in 2021 Q2 and stand at 2,057 in 2026 Q1, down 22%. That is down 15% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 819 are declared SORN — 1 in 4 of the 2,876 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What fuel is the VFR 800 coded as?

DfT codes every vehicle in the Honda VFR 800 generic-model group as petrol.

Does this say whether one VFR 800 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.