UK vehicle statistics / Mash

How many Mash Dirt Track motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 47 licensed and 81 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Mash Dirt Track generic-model group.

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Is the Dirt Track disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 112 in 2022 Q4 and stand at 47 in 2026 Q1, down 58%. That is down 42% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 81 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 128 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.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q14781
2025 Q44387
2025 Q34883
2025 Q25972
2025 Q16173
2024 Q46966
2024 Q37562
2024 Q26762
2024 Q16964
2023 Q47960
2023 Q38655
2023 Q29647

Other Mash models

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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.