How many MG 1300 cars are left?

Name: MG 1300 licensed and SORN statistics
Creator: Department for Transport and DVLA
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 108 licensed and 60 SORN vehicles in the UK within the MG 1300 generic-model group.

Looking at a 1300?

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

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. If the car is still worth pursuing, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Wondering whether one particular 1300 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the 1300 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 112 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 108 in 2026 Q1, down 4%. That is up 6% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 60 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 168 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.

Fuel

DfT codes every vehicle in the MG 1300 generic-model group as petrol.

Before you buy

Ask why it was off the road — Of the 168 1300 vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 3 is SORN (60 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual 1300 — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

Every quarter DfT has published for this model group, newest first.

Quarter	Licensed	SORN
2026 Q1	108	60
2025 Q4	109	59
2025 Q3	110	60
2025 Q2	112	58
2025 Q1	110	60
2024 Q4	107	62
2024 Q3	110	61
2024 Q2	105	64
2024 Q1	105	64
2023 Q4	103	64
2023 Q3	105	63
2023 Q2	103	63
2023 Q1	101	66
2022 Q4	102	65
2022 Q3	101	64
2022 Q2	101	63
2022 Q1	103	60
2021 Q4	104	61
2021 Q3	103	63
2021 Q2	105	62
2021 Q1	102	61
2020 Q4	102	60
2020 Q3	103	60
2020 Q2	103	59
2020 Q1	105	59
2019 Q4	105	61
2019 Q3	106	60
2019 Q2	104	61
2019 Q1	105	61
2018 Q4	106	61
2018 Q3	106	58
2018 Q2	99	61
2018 Q1	95	71
2017 Q4	98	69
2017 Q3	97	68
2017 Q2	98	64
2017 Q1	93	58
2016 Q4	95	57
2016 Q3	93	58
2016 Q2	93	55
2016 Q1	96	55
2015 Q4	94	56
2015 Q3	94	56
2015 Q2	92	55
2015 Q1	88	54
2014 Q4	90	54
2014 Q3	99	47

Other MG models

ZS — 133,658 licensed. MOT pass rate
HS — 120,142 licensed
3 — 53,691 licensed. MOT pass rate
4 — 48,656 licensed
MGB — 25,082 licensed
5 — 15,224 licensed

See how many of every MG model are left

Common questions

How many MG 1300 cars are left in the UK?

108 were licensed and 60 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many MG 1300 cars are SORN?

60 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 168 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the 1300 disappearing?

What fuel is the 1300 coded as?

DfT codes every vehicle in the MG 1300 generic-model group as petrol.

Does this say whether one 1300 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.