UK vehicle statistics / Leyland DAF

How many Leyland DAF FT trucks are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 58 licensed and 468 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Leyland DAF FT generic-model group.

Looking at a FT?

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

Is the FT disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 506 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 58 in 2026 Q1, down 89%. That is down 51% 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 Q158468
2025 Q460468
2025 Q365465
2025 Q266463
2025 Q171459
2024 Q467468
2024 Q373480
2024 Q276485
2024 Q177484
2023 Q476484
2023 Q388476
2023 Q295474

Other Leyland DAF models

  • FA 45 — 1,316 licensed
  • 400 — 37 licensed
  • FA 55 — 45 licensed
  • FA — 42 licensed
  • 200 — 21 licensed
  • FA 50 — 27 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.