How many Honda Xl500s motorcycles are left?

Name: Honda Xl500s 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 48 licensed and 57 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Honda Xl500s generic-model group.

Looking at a Xl500s?

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 Xl500s is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Xl500s disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 56 in 2023 Q3 and stand at 48 in 2026 Q1, down 14%. That is up 118% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 57 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 105 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 Xl500s generic-model group as petrol.

Before you buy

Ask why it was off the road — Of the 105 Xl500s vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (57 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual Xl500s — 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	48	57
2025 Q4	48	53
2025 Q3	49	50
2025 Q2	47	47
2025 Q1	49	41
2024 Q4	52	37
2024 Q3	51	37
2024 Q2	53	34
2024 Q1	51	35
2023 Q4	52	36
2023 Q3	56	30
2023 Q2	55	28
2023 Q1	41	31
2022 Q4	38	35
2022 Q3	38	33
2022 Q2	34	35
2022 Q1	29	39
2021 Q4	31	39
2021 Q3	28	38
2021 Q2	24	40
2021 Q1	22	41
2020 Q4	20	44
2020 Q3	22	38
2020 Q2	21	37
2020 Q1	14	42
2019 Q4	13	43
2019 Q3	16	41
2019 Q2	19	37
2019 Q1	16	37
2018 Q4	16	39
2018 Q3	20	34
2018 Q2	21	32
2018 Q1	15	33
2017 Q4	15	32
2017 Q3	20	28
2017 Q2	18	27
2017 Q1	16	26
2016 Q4	18	23
2016 Q3	16	20
2016 Q2	14	19
2016 Q1	9	24
2015 Q4	11	22
2015 Q3	9	22
2015 Q2	12	21
2015 Q1	11	21
2014 Q4	10	19
2014 Q3	15	14

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 Xl500s motorcycles are left in the UK?

48 were licensed and 57 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Honda Xl500s motorcycles are SORN?

57 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 105 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Xl500s disappearing?

What fuel is the Xl500s coded as?

DfT codes every vehicle in the Honda Xl500s generic-model group as petrol.

Does this say whether one Xl500s 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.