UK vehicle statistics / KTM

How many KTM RC 125 motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,145 licensed and 709 SORN vehicles in the UK within the KTM RC 125 generic-model group.

Looking at a RC 125?

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

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Is the RC 125 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 1,272 in 2024 Q3 and stand at 1,145 in 2026 Q1, down 10%. That is up 6% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 709 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 1,854 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.

Before you buy

  • Ask why it was off the road — Of the 1,854 RC 125 vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 3 is SORN (709 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Check the actual RC 125 — 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 Q11,145709
2025 Q41,174680
2025 Q31,236630
2025 Q21,255644
2025 Q11,231662
2024 Q41,231628
2024 Q31,272492
2024 Q21,219488
2024 Q11,146492
2023 Q41,108458
2023 Q31,068416
2023 Q2977417
2023 Q1912398
2022 Q4935387
2022 Q3929350
2022 Q2941345
2022 Q1949344
2021 Q4981346
2021 Q31,038305
2021 Q21,075298
2021 Q11,085306
2020 Q41,113293
2020 Q31,149258
2020 Q21,082259
2020 Q1984288
2019 Q4999272
2019 Q31,044237
2019 Q21,002210
2019 Q11,005202
2018 Q4973195
2018 Q3965157
2018 Q2966125
2018 Q1907121
2017 Q4868105
2017 Q384985
2017 Q283870
2017 Q181960
2016 Q483848
2016 Q372328
2016 Q262018
2016 Q143813
2015 Q42958
2015 Q32714
2015 Q22180
2015 Q11280
2014 Q4610
2014 Q3220

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Common questions

How many KTM RC 125 motorcycles are left in the UK?

1,145 were licensed and 709 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many KTM RC 125 motorcycles are SORN?

709 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 1,854 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the RC 125 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 1,272 in 2024 Q3 and stand at 1,145 in 2026 Q1, down 10%. That is up 6% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 709 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 1,854 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does this say whether one RC 125 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.