UK vehicle statistics / John Deere

How many John Deere 5000 Series cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 2,567 licensed and 246 SORN vehicles in the UK within the John Deere 5000 Series generic-model group.

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Is the 5000 Series disappearing?

2,567 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the 5000 Series is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 12% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 246 are declared SORN — 1 in 11 of the 2,813 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 Q12,567246
2025 Q42,566244
2025 Q32,561235
2025 Q22,539226
2025 Q12,512225
2024 Q42,535219
2024 Q32,538208
2024 Q22,534208
2024 Q12,505203
2023 Q42,479196
2023 Q32,460194
2023 Q22,455189
2023 Q12,442176
2022 Q42,432171
2022 Q32,393168
2022 Q22,396164
2022 Q12,399153
2021 Q42,426146
2021 Q32,363139
2021 Q22,328133
2021 Q12,290130
2020 Q42,288120
2020 Q32,282115
2020 Q22,248105
2020 Q12,219108
2019 Q42,209101
2019 Q32,079100
2019 Q21,96390
2019 Q11,88879
2018 Q41,82173
2018 Q31,68267
2018 Q21,56061
2018 Q11,45364
2017 Q41,35761
2017 Q31,28157
2017 Q21,21850
2017 Q11,14841
2016 Q41,08136
2016 Q31,03232
2016 Q297229
2016 Q189426
2015 Q482821
2015 Q376514
2015 Q266610
2015 Q15747
2014 Q45227
2014 Q34896

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Common questions

How many John Deere 5000 Series cars are left in the UK?

2,567 were licensed and 246 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many John Deere 5000 Series cars are SORN?

246 are declared SORN — 1 in 11 of the 2,813 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the 5000 Series disappearing?

2,567 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the 5000 Series is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 12% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 246 are declared SORN — 1 in 11 of the 2,813 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does this say whether one 5000 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.