UK vehicle statistics / KIA

How many KIA Stonic cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 57,669 licensed and 267 SORN vehicles in the UK within the KIA Stonic generic-model group.

Looking at a Stonic?

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

Is the Stonic disappearing?

57,669 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Stonic is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 178% in the five years since 2021 Q1.

For how this model fares on test day, see its MOT pass rate and most common failures.

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.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q157,669267
2025 Q455,122271
2025 Q353,707264
2025 Q251,182248
2025 Q149,114234
2024 Q446,728203
2024 Q345,480187
2024 Q243,831163
2024 Q141,573171
2023 Q439,152163
2023 Q338,187165
2023 Q236,107140

Other KIA models

  • Sportage — 432,443 licensed
  • Picanto — 221,758 licensed
  • Niro — 136,293 licensed
  • Ceed — 125,667 licensed
  • RIO — 97,333 licensed
  • Venga — 45,401 licensed

See how many of every KIA model are left

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.