How many Humber Imperial cars are left?

Name: Humber Imperial 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 63 licensed and 56 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Humber Imperial generic-model group.

Looking at a Imperial?

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

Is the Imperial disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 76 in 2021 Q4 and stand at 63 in 2026 Q1, down 17%. That is down 12% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 56 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 119 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.

Before you buy

Ask why it was off the road — Of the 119 Imperial vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (56 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual Imperial — 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	63	56
2025 Q4	65	55
2025 Q3	66	53
2025 Q2	69	50
2025 Q1	72	47
2024 Q4	72	46
2024 Q3	72	45
2024 Q2	69	47
2024 Q1	68	48
2023 Q4	66	48
2023 Q3	66	49
2023 Q2	69	49
2023 Q1	68	50
2022 Q4	70	48
2022 Q3	71	47
2022 Q2	70	47
2022 Q1	73	45
2021 Q4	76	43
2021 Q3	74	44
2021 Q2	74	43
2021 Q1	72	44
2020 Q4	68	44
2020 Q3	68	47
2020 Q2	70	48
2020 Q1	69	47
2019 Q4	66	48
2019 Q3	66	48
2019 Q2	65	45
2019 Q1	67	44
2018 Q4	66	46
2018 Q3	67	44
2018 Q2	65	45
2018 Q1	56	52
2017 Q4	57	49
2017 Q3	57	47
2017 Q2	54	46
2017 Q1	56	45
2016 Q4	56	45
2016 Q3	57	45
2016 Q2	56	44
2016 Q1	55	41
2015 Q4	55	41
2015 Q3	55	42
2015 Q2	57	36
2015 Q1	60	33
2014 Q4	57	35
2014 Q3	59	34

Other Humber models

Sceptre — 362 licensed
Hawk — 307 licensed
Snipe — 310 licensed

See how many of every Humber model are left

Common questions

How many Humber Imperial cars are left in the UK?

63 were licensed and 56 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Humber Imperial cars are SORN?

56 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 119 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Imperial disappearing?

Does this say whether one Imperial 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.