UK vehicle statistics / Jaguar

How many Jaguar 420 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 355 licensed and 206 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Jaguar 420 generic-model group.

Looking at a 420?

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

Is the 420 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 373 in 2023 Q2 and stand at 355 in 2026 Q1, down 5%. That is down 2% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 206 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 561 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 Q1355206
2025 Q4360198
2025 Q3363195
2025 Q2364189
2025 Q1371191
2024 Q4366192
2024 Q3366192
2024 Q2366189
2024 Q1366193
2023 Q4365184
2023 Q3363184
2023 Q2373179

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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.