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How many Lexus IS 300 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 13,500 licensed and 695 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Lexus IS 300 generic-model group.

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Is the IS 300 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 14,341 in 2020 Q3 and stand at 13,500 in 2026 Q1, down 6%. That is down 5% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 695 are declared SORN — 1 in 20 of the 14,195 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 Q113,500695
2025 Q413,537693
2025 Q313,585664
2025 Q213,632648
2025 Q113,649643
2024 Q413,707641
2024 Q313,863589
2024 Q213,880570
2024 Q113,828559
2023 Q413,809548
2023 Q313,891515
2023 Q213,934507
2023 Q113,950500
2022 Q414,019516
2022 Q314,111486
2022 Q214,134469
2022 Q114,082462
2021 Q414,213457
2021 Q314,308438
2021 Q214,270451
2021 Q114,208452
2020 Q414,199436
2020 Q314,341401
2020 Q214,301386
2020 Q114,150372
2019 Q414,203332
2019 Q314,089315
2019 Q213,870297
2019 Q113,851306
2018 Q413,722302
2018 Q313,540277
2018 Q213,292271
2018 Q113,149271
2017 Q413,027239
2017 Q312,874199
2017 Q212,654202
2017 Q112,405195
2016 Q411,859210
2016 Q311,639145
2016 Q211,132145
2016 Q110,542162
2015 Q49,879198
2015 Q39,317116
2015 Q28,42690
2015 Q17,400119
2014 Q46,693126
2014 Q36,00281

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Common questions

How many Lexus IS 300 cars are left in the UK?

13,500 were licensed and 695 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Lexus IS 300 cars are SORN?

695 are declared SORN — 1 in 20 of the 14,195 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the IS 300 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 14,341 in 2020 Q3 and stand at 13,500 in 2026 Q1, down 6%. That is down 5% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 695 are declared SORN — 1 in 20 of the 14,195 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does this say whether one IS 300 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.