How many Honda Xl250s cars are left?

Name: Honda Xl250s licensed and SORN statistics
Creator: Department for Transport and DVLA
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 49 licensed and 61 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Honda Xl250s generic-model group.

Looking at a Xl250s?

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 Xl250s is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Xl250s disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 53 in 2024 Q2 and stand at 49 in 2026 Q1, down 8%. That is up 75% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 61 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 110 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 Xl250s generic-model group as petrol.

Before you buy

Ask why it was off the road — Of the 110 Xl250s vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (61 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual Xl250s — 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.

Quarter	Licensed	SORN
2026 Q1	49	61
2025 Q4	45	63
2025 Q3	48	60
2025 Q2	46	57
2025 Q1	49	51
2024 Q4	47	50
2024 Q3	51	47
2024 Q2	53	46
2024 Q1	52	48
2023 Q4	46	49
2023 Q3	46	47
2023 Q2	46	48
2023 Q1	41	50
2022 Q4	42	49
2022 Q3	38	47
2022 Q2	37	44
2022 Q1	34	44
2021 Q4	31	44
2021 Q3	29	42
2021 Q2	28	40
2021 Q1	28	38
2020 Q4	26	39
2020 Q3	25	37
2020 Q2	25	36
2020 Q1	18	42
2019 Q4	18	43
2019 Q3	17	44
2019 Q2	17	42
2019 Q1	14	42
2018 Q4	13	44
2018 Q3	14	44
2018 Q2	15	41
2018 Q1	12	43
2017 Q4	13	42
2017 Q3	13	42
2017 Q2	11	43
2017 Q1	13	40
2016 Q4	11	38
2016 Q3	9	36
2016 Q2	11	35
2016 Q1	13	34
2015 Q4	15	31
2015 Q3	16	31
2015 Q2	16	32
2015 Q1	14	32
2014 Q4	17	27
2014 Q3	18	27

Other Honda models

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

See how many of every Honda model are left

Common questions

How many Honda Xl250s cars are left in the UK?

49 were licensed and 61 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Honda Xl250s cars are SORN?

61 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 110 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Xl250s disappearing?

What fuel is the Xl250s coded as?

DfT codes every vehicle in the Honda Xl250s generic-model group as petrol.

Does this say whether one Xl250s 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.