UK vehicle statistics / John Deere
How many John Deere cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 43,063 licensed and 3,246 SORN John Deere vehicles in the UK, across 22 published model groups. That means 1 in 14 surviving John Deere is currently off the road.
Looking at a John Deere?
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Is the John Deere fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published John Deere model group: 43,063 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the John Deere range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 41% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 3,246 are declared SORN — 1 in 14 of the 46,309 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Rarest John Deere models
The published John Deere model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
- X7 Series — 134 licensed, 51 SORN
- S700 Series — 192 licensed, 2 SORN
- T600 Series — 238 licensed, 6 SORN
- 9000 Series — 236 licensed, 19 SORN
- T500 Series — 285 licensed, 8 SORN
Every John Deere model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 6000 Series | 17,143 | 731 |
| 6R Series | 6,553 | 44 |
| XUV 800 Series | 4,560 | 548 |
| 5000 Series | 2,567 | 246 |
| 1000 Series | 2,262 | 362 |
| 800 Series | 1,187 | 229 |
| 4000 Series | 1,133 | 195 |
| 3000 Series | 1,042 | 248 |
| 6M 105 | 1,212 | 6 |
| 855 | 884 | 175 |
| 2000 Series | 654 | 119 |
| HPX Series | 644 | 104 |
| X9 Series | 494 | 64 |
| 8R Series | 498 | 3 |
| 8000 Series | 440 | 40 |
| 7000 Series | 370 | 41 |
| 7R Series | 335 | 5 |
| T500 Series | 285 | 8 |
| 9000 Series | 236 | 19 |
| T600 Series | 238 | 6 |
| S700 Series | 192 | 2 |
| X7 Series | 134 | 51 |
How to read these numbers
Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.
Common questions
How many John Deere cars are left in the UK?
43,063 John Deere vehicles were licensed and 3,246 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 22 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which John Deere is rarest?
Of the published John Deere model groups, the X7 Series has the smallest surviving population at 134 licensed and 51 SORN.
Is the John Deere fleet shrinking?
43,063 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the John Deere range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 41% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 3,246 are declared SORN — 1 in 14 of the 46,309 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Does a John Deere population figure describe the car I am looking at?
No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's 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.