UK vehicle statistics / Kawasaki

How many Kawasaki Br125 motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,358 licensed and 361 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Kawasaki Br125 generic-model group.

Looking at a Br125?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. If the car is still worth pursuing, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Wondering whether one particular Br125 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Br125 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 1,408 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 1,358 in 2026 Q1, down 4%. That is up 140% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 361 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 1,719 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 Kawasaki Br125 generic-model group as petrol.

Kawasaki Br125 first appears in the published DfT series in 2018 Q4. Earlier quarters in this file do not include it, so that quarter is not a production start date.

Before you buy

  • Ask why it was off the road — Of the 1,719 Br125 vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 5 is SORN (361 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Check the actual Br125 — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

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

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q11,358361
2025 Q41,339335
2025 Q31,366295
2025 Q21,408274
2025 Q11,374275
2024 Q41,351244
2024 Q31,367195
2024 Q21,259177
2024 Q11,187154
2023 Q41,148137
2023 Q31,113124
2023 Q21,041108
2023 Q1961119
2022 Q4924120
2022 Q391293
2022 Q291379
2022 Q189866
2021 Q487658
2021 Q386548
2021 Q281239
2021 Q156744
2020 Q456631
2020 Q352422
2020 Q240114
2020 Q133124
2019 Q428621
2019 Q326326
2019 Q21210
2019 Q1530
2018 Q4110
2018 Q300
2018 Q200
2018 Q100
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

Other Kawasaki models

  • ZX — 18,419 licensed
  • ZR — 14,327 licensed
  • EX — 4,761 licensed
  • ER — 3,656 licensed
  • Zx1002 — 4,496 licensed
  • VN — 2,642 licensed

See how many of every Kawasaki model are left

Common questions

How many Kawasaki Br125 motorcycles are left in the UK?

1,358 were licensed and 361 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Kawasaki Br125 motorcycles are SORN?

361 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 1,719 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Br125 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 1,408 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 1,358 in 2026 Q1, down 4%. That is up 140% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 361 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 1,719 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What fuel is the Br125 coded as?

DfT codes every vehicle in the Kawasaki Br125 generic-model group as petrol.

When does the Br125 appear in the UK statistics?

Kawasaki Br125 first appears in the published DfT series in 2018 Q4. Earlier quarters in this file do not include it, so that quarter is not a production start date.

Does this say whether one Br125 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.