UK vehicle statistics / Leyland DAF

How many Leyland DAF FA 50 trucks are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 27 licensed and 316 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Leyland DAF FA 50 generic-model group.

Looking at a FA 50?

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

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Wondering whether one particular FA 50 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the FA 50 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 228 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 27 in 2026 Q1, down 88%. That is down 53% in the five years since 2021 Q1.

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 Q127316
2025 Q428316
2025 Q330315
2025 Q231313
2025 Q131312
2024 Q433316
2024 Q333324
2024 Q236325
2024 Q138324
2023 Q439322
2023 Q340323
2023 Q237327

Other Leyland DAF models

  • FA 45 — 1,316 licensed
  • 400 — 37 licensed
  • FA 55 — 45 licensed
  • FT — 58 licensed
  • FA — 42 licensed
  • 200 — 21 licensed

See how many of every Leyland DAF 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.