UK vehicle statistics / John Deere

How many John Deere 800 Series vans are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,187 licensed and 229 SORN vehicles in the UK within the John Deere 800 Series generic-model group.

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Is the 800 Series disappearing?

1,187 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the 800 Series is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 35% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 229 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 1,416 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 Q11,187229
2025 Q41,103224
2025 Q31,027222
2025 Q2932210
2025 Q1822205
2024 Q4776198
2024 Q3781189
2024 Q2792184
2024 Q1803182
2023 Q4814175
2023 Q3818170
2023 Q2828168
2023 Q1834162
2022 Q4808160
2022 Q3820155
2022 Q2831151
2022 Q1834153
2021 Q4839149
2021 Q3847142
2021 Q2866136
2021 Q1880125
2020 Q4884118
2020 Q3891114
2020 Q2903110
2020 Q1913110
2019 Q4936103
2019 Q394996
2019 Q294689
2019 Q196881
2018 Q499278
2018 Q399472
2018 Q21,03756
2018 Q11,04958
2017 Q41,04449
2017 Q393840
2017 Q285731
2017 Q179321
2016 Q468920
2016 Q365120
2016 Q260518
2016 Q155014
2015 Q449114
2015 Q34359
2015 Q23888
2015 Q13035
2014 Q42903
2014 Q32973

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Common questions

How many John Deere 800 Series vans are left in the UK?

1,187 were licensed and 229 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many John Deere 800 Series vans are SORN?

229 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 1,416 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the 800 Series disappearing?

1,187 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the 800 Series is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 35% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 229 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 1,416 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does this say whether one 800 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.