UK vehicle statistics / Kawasaki

How many Kawasaki cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 79,549 licensed and 84,735 SORN Kawasaki vehicles in the UK, across 52 published model groups. That means 1 in 2 surviving Kawasaki is currently off the road.

Looking at a Kawasaki?

Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. Before buying, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Is the Kawasaki fleet shrinking?

Adding up every published Kawasaki model group: Licensed numbers peaked at 88,451 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 79,549 in 2026 Q1, down 10%. That is up 8% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 84,735 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 164,284 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Before you buy

  • Ask why it was off the road — Of the 164,284 Kawasaki vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (84,735 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Check the actual Kawasaki — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Rarest Kawasaki models

The published Kawasaki model groups with the smallest surviving populations.

  • KLV — 43 licensed, 74 SORN
  • Sc300 — 95 licensed, 29 SORN
  • BX — 78 licensed, 99 SORN
  • BR — 107 licensed, 72 SORN
  • EL — 18 licensed, 167 SORN

Every Kawasaki model

ModelLicensedSORN
ZX18,41936,573
ZR14,32710,837
EX4,7616,860
ER3,6565,453
Zx10024,4961,123
VN2,6422,972
Z8204,091
KLE2,6661,874
Er6503,103596
Ex6502,175491
En6502,025351
ZG9501,027
EN1,035893
EJ8791,025
KLZ1,366480
Klz10001,528308
Kle6501,521265
Br1251,358361
BX 1251,112370
KAF1,173289
KLX453860
KMX2271,067
KL216985
Zx636791282
KDF95475
Zx1000754231
KH99699
BN179615
EX 400551237
ZX 1100 Hsfnn67495
SC452315
KVF654111
AR72664
EL 45045640
Er40040283
KDT38530
ZX 400 Srfan 40th Anniversary36348
KE76300
EX 50033833
KR36325
Ej800230128
KX75235
KDX45265
KLZ 1100 Asfnn27138
Zx140023566
Mule18533
ZL23195
EL18167
BR10772
BX7899
Sc3009529
KLV4374

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 Kawasaki cars are left in the UK?

79,549 Kawasaki vehicles were licensed and 84,735 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 52 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.

Which Kawasaki is rarest?

Of the published Kawasaki model groups, the KLV has the smallest surviving population at 43 licensed and 74 SORN.

Is the Kawasaki fleet shrinking?

Licensed numbers peaked at 88,451 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 79,549 in 2026 Q1, down 10%. That is up 8% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 84,735 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 164,284 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does a Kawasaki 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.