UK vehicle statistics / Humber

How many Humber Snipe cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 310 licensed and 127 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Humber Snipe generic-model group.

Looking at a Snipe?

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

Is the Snipe disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 320 in 2023 Q2 and stand at 310 in 2026 Q1, down 3%. That is down 2% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 127 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 437 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.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1310127
2025 Q4308129
2025 Q3314122
2025 Q2311124
2025 Q1312119
2024 Q4318112
2024 Q3317111
2024 Q2319113
2024 Q1315111
2023 Q4311109
2023 Q3316111
2023 Q2320115

Other Humber models

See how many of every Humber 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.