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How many KIA PRO Ceed cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 17,398 licensed and 506 SORN vehicles in the UK within the KIA PRO Ceed generic-model group.

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

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Is the PRO Ceed disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 18,342 in 2024 Q2 and stand at 17,398 in 2026 Q1, down 5%. That is up 30% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 506 are declared SORN — 1 in 35 of the 17,904 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 Q117,398506
2025 Q417,683464
2025 Q317,793443
2025 Q217,901434
2025 Q118,031446
2024 Q418,172396
2024 Q318,306360
2024 Q218,342361
2024 Q117,995348
2023 Q417,447347
2023 Q317,340308
2023 Q217,004296
2023 Q116,501287
2022 Q415,947271
2022 Q315,672264
2022 Q215,381269
2022 Q114,992255
2021 Q414,607215
2021 Q314,404205
2021 Q214,026200
2021 Q113,422274
2020 Q413,319254
2020 Q313,262269
2020 Q212,837332
2020 Q112,682331
2019 Q412,543224
2019 Q312,283192
2019 Q211,650175
2019 Q111,273140
2018 Q410,870131
2018 Q310,886135
2018 Q210,902125
2018 Q110,852111
2017 Q410,655110
2017 Q310,584106
2017 Q210,401119
2017 Q110,14590
2016 Q49,972100
2016 Q39,805113
2016 Q29,442104
2016 Q19,113104
2015 Q48,753105
2015 Q38,53286
2015 Q28,129105
2015 Q17,844116
2014 Q47,511134
2014 Q37,270133

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Common questions

How many KIA PRO Ceed cars are left in the UK?

17,398 were licensed and 506 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many KIA PRO Ceed cars are SORN?

506 are declared SORN — 1 in 35 of the 17,904 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the PRO Ceed disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 18,342 in 2024 Q2 and stand at 17,398 in 2026 Q1, down 5%. That is up 30% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 506 are declared SORN — 1 in 35 of the 17,904 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does this say whether one PRO Ceed 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.