UK vehicle statistics / John Deere

How many John Deere 3000 Series cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,042 licensed and 248 SORN vehicles in the UK within the John Deere 3000 Series generic-model group.

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Is the 3000 Series disappearing?

1,042 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the 3000 Series is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 40% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 248 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 1,290 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.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

Every quarter DfT has published for this model group, newest first.

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q11,042248
2025 Q41,038236
2025 Q31,033229
2025 Q21,022224
2025 Q11,016223
2024 Q41,018217
2024 Q31,011208
2024 Q2987206
2024 Q1971201
2023 Q4944196
2023 Q3934188
2023 Q2926181
2023 Q1865181
2022 Q4853169
2022 Q3838162
2022 Q2838146
2022 Q1811146
2021 Q4784140
2021 Q3765136
2021 Q2759128
2021 Q1745118
2020 Q4731107
2020 Q3720107
2020 Q2687100
2020 Q166696
2019 Q464991
2019 Q363082
2019 Q260874
2019 Q158570
2018 Q458764
2018 Q353755
2018 Q251649
2018 Q147746
2017 Q445139
2017 Q343333
2017 Q240626
2017 Q138218
2016 Q435019
2016 Q332017
2016 Q230414
2016 Q126711
2015 Q42459
2015 Q32197
2015 Q21994
2015 Q11774
2014 Q41563
2014 Q31312

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Common questions

How many John Deere 3000 Series cars are left in the UK?

1,042 were licensed and 248 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many John Deere 3000 Series cars are SORN?

248 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 1,290 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the 3000 Series disappearing?

1,042 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the 3000 Series is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 40% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 248 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 1,290 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does this say whether one 3000 Series is a good buy?

No. These are population figures for the model group. Enter that vehicle's registration for its 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.