UK vehicle statistics / Honda

How many Honda Xr250 motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 56 licensed and 233 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Honda Xr250 generic-model group.

Looking at a Xr250?

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 Xr250 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Xr250 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 99 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 56 in 2026 Q1, down 43%. That is down 21% 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 Q156233
2025 Q460229
2025 Q368222
2025 Q269218
2025 Q161226
2024 Q459229
2024 Q364219
2024 Q257226
2024 Q154229
2023 Q463219
2023 Q373213
2023 Q271213

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.