UK vehicle statistics / Jaguar

How many Jaguar XJ Series cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 22,305 licensed and 20,604 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Jaguar XJ Series generic-model group.

Looking at a XJ Series?

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

Is the XJ Series disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 39,560 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 22,305 in 2026 Q1, down 44%. That is down 23% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 20,604 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 42,909 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 Q122,30520,604
2025 Q422,80920,283
2025 Q324,08019,129
2025 Q224,38819,024
2025 Q123,74219,934
2024 Q423,98019,986
2024 Q325,33519,240
2024 Q225,86619,097
2024 Q125,35119,489
2023 Q425,58919,882
2023 Q327,05218,594
2023 Q227,62218,287

Other Jaguar models

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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.