UK vehicle statistics / Microcar

How many Microcar M-GO cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 360 licensed and 149 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Microcar M-GO generic-model group.

Looking at a M-GO?

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

Is the M-GO disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 691 in 2018 Q2 and stand at 360 in 2026 Q1, down 48%. That is down 41% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 149 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 509 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 Q1360149
2025 Q4373141
2025 Q3382141
2025 Q2395137
2025 Q1408121
2024 Q4420122
2024 Q3433112
2024 Q2451114
2024 Q1463109
2023 Q4469104
2023 Q3478102
2023 Q249497

Other Microcar 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.