How many Kawasaki KLV motorcycles are left?

Name: Kawasaki KLV licensed and SORN statistics
Creator: Department for Transport and DVLA
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 43 licensed and 74 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Kawasaki KLV generic-model group.

Looking at a KLV?

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 KLV is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the KLV disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 118 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 43 in 2026 Q1, down 64%. That is down 46% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 74 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 117 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

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

Before you buy

Ask why it was off the road — Of the 117 KLV vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (74 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Budget for a shrinking fleet — Licensed numbers are down 64% from the 2014 Q3 peak of 118. Fewer cars on the road usually means fewer donor parts and fewer specialists.
Check the actual KLV — 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.

Quarter	Licensed	SORN
2026 Q1	43	74
2025 Q4	50	67
2025 Q3	62	56
2025 Q2	67	53
2025 Q1	58	65
2024 Q4	58	64
2024 Q3	62	57
2024 Q2	64	58
2024 Q1	61	62
2023 Q4	66	61
2023 Q3	73	54
2023 Q2	76	50
2023 Q1	74	48
2022 Q4	74	59
2022 Q3	82	51
2022 Q2	84	50
2022 Q1	79	53
2021 Q4	86	50
2021 Q3	96	44
2021 Q2	91	43
2021 Q1	80	52
2020 Q4	78	62
2020 Q3	88	52
2020 Q2	90	49
2020 Q1	90	52
2019 Q4	89	53
2019 Q3	99	44
2019 Q2	101	42
2019 Q1	95	45
2018 Q4	90	51
2018 Q3	105	37
2018 Q2	110	31
2018 Q1	106	33
2017 Q4	101	42
2017 Q3	105	34
2017 Q2	104	36
2017 Q1	98	38
2016 Q4	102	41
2016 Q3	116	29
2016 Q2	113	28
2016 Q1	107	30
2015 Q4	105	36
2015 Q3	110	30
2015 Q2	108	30
2015 Q1	97	35
2014 Q4	110	37
2014 Q3	118	26

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 KLV motorcycles are left in the UK?

43 were licensed and 74 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Kawasaki KLV motorcycles are SORN?

74 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 117 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the KLV disappearing?

What fuel is the KLV coded as?

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

Does this say whether one KLV 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.