UK vehicle statistics / Jaguar

How many Jaguar 3.8 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 600 licensed and 221 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Jaguar 3.8 generic-model group.

Looking at a 3.8?

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

Is the 3.8 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 626 in 2024 Q2 and stand at 600 in 2026 Q1, down 4%. That is down 2% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 221 are declared SORN — 1 in 4 of the 821 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 Q1600221
2025 Q4600216
2025 Q3603211
2025 Q2608203
2025 Q1615198
2024 Q4618195
2024 Q3625189
2024 Q2626189
2024 Q1624190
2023 Q4613187
2023 Q3617185
2023 Q2625182

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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.