UK vehicle statistics / John Deere

How many John Deere 855 vans are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 884 licensed and 175 SORN vehicles in the UK within the John Deere 855 generic-model group.

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Is the 855 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 981 in 2022 Q2 and stand at 884 in 2026 Q1, down 10%. That is down 7% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 175 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 1,059 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.

Fuel and when it shows up in the statistics

DfT codes every vehicle in the John Deere 855 generic-model group as diesel.

John Deere 855 first appears in the published DfT series in 2018 Q1. Earlier quarters in this file do not include it, so that quarter is not a production start date.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

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

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1884175
2025 Q4880171
2025 Q3890166
2025 Q2890162
2025 Q1894164
2024 Q4898154
2024 Q3922134
2024 Q2923127
2024 Q1938122
2023 Q4924117
2023 Q3932115
2023 Q2963103
2023 Q1928102
2022 Q493799
2022 Q395295
2022 Q298181
2022 Q197675
2021 Q495267
2021 Q394860
2021 Q296048
2021 Q194841
2020 Q488238
2020 Q380832
2020 Q277732
2020 Q175428
2019 Q471623
2019 Q368423
2019 Q264324
2019 Q156923
2018 Q453918
2018 Q33749
2018 Q22602
2018 Q11280
2017 Q400
2017 Q300
2017 Q200
2017 Q100
2016 Q400
2016 Q300
2016 Q200
2016 Q100
2015 Q400
2015 Q300
2015 Q200
2015 Q100
2014 Q400
2014 Q300

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Common questions

How many John Deere 855 vans are left in the UK?

884 were licensed and 175 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many John Deere 855 vans are SORN?

175 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 1,059 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the 855 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 981 in 2022 Q2 and stand at 884 in 2026 Q1, down 10%. That is down 7% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 175 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 1,059 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What fuel is the 855 coded as?

DfT codes every vehicle in the John Deere 855 generic-model group as diesel.

When does the 855 appear in the UK statistics?

John Deere 855 first appears in the published DfT series in 2018 Q1. Earlier quarters in this file do not include it, so that quarter is not a production start date.

Does this say whether one 855 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.