UK vehicle statistics / Kymco
How many Kymco cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 8,915 licensed and 5,690 SORN Kymco vehicles in the UK, across 20 published model groups. That means 1 in 3 surviving Kymco is currently off the road.
Looking at a Kymco?
Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
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Is the Kymco fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Kymco model group: 8,915 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Kymco range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 101% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 5,690 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 14,605 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Before you buy
- Ask why it was off the road — Of the 14,605 Kymco vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 3 is SORN (5,690 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
- Check the actual Kymco — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.
Rarest Kymco models
The published Kymco model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
- CK 125 — 6 licensed, 97 SORN
- MXU 500 — 32 licensed, 72 SORN
- KR Sport — 5 licensed, 111 SORN
- Hipster — 5 licensed, 122 SORN
- Downtown — 67 licensed, 60 SORN
Every Kymco model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| Mobility Vehicle | 5,491 | 3 |
| Agility | 2,029 | 2,395 |
| Super 8 | 207 | 630 |
| Pulsar | 45 | 469 |
| Zing | 41 | 384 |
| Visar 125 | 280 | 132 |
| MXU | 329 | 51 |
| Like | 95 | 182 |
| CK1 125 | 42 | 205 |
| Super 9 | 14 | 214 |
| People | 51 | 134 |
| DJ 50 | 31 | 132 |
| X-Town | 111 | 42 |
| ZX 50 | 7 | 145 |
| MXU 300 | 27 | 110 |
| Hipster | 5 | 122 |
| Downtown | 67 | 60 |
| KR Sport | 5 | 111 |
| MXU 500 | 32 | 72 |
| CK 125 | 6 | 97 |
How to read these numbers
Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.
Common questions
How many Kymco cars are left in the UK?
8,915 Kymco vehicles were licensed and 5,690 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 20 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Kymco is rarest?
Of the published Kymco model groups, the CK 125 has the smallest surviving population at 6 licensed and 97 SORN.
Is the Kymco fleet shrinking?
8,915 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Kymco range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 101% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 5,690 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 14,605 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Does a Kymco population figure describe the car I am looking at?
No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's 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.