UK vehicle statistics / MAN
How many MAN cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 18,363 licensed and 576 SORN MAN vehicles in the UK, across 1 published model group. That means 1 in 33 surviving MAN is currently off the road.
Looking at a MAN?
Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
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Is the MAN fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published MAN model group: 18,363 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the MAN range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 253% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 576 are declared SORN — 1 in 33 of the 18,939 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Rarest MAN models
The published MAN model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
- TGE — 18,363 licensed, 576 SORN
Every MAN model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| TGE | 18,363 | 576 |
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 MAN cars are left in the UK?
18,363 MAN vehicles were licensed and 576 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 1 published model group, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which MAN is rarest?
Of the published MAN model groups, the TGE has the smallest surviving population at 18,363 licensed and 576 SORN.
Is the MAN fleet shrinking?
18,363 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the MAN range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 253% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 576 are declared SORN — 1 in 33 of the 18,939 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Does a MAN 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.