UK vehicle statistics / Mini

How many Mini Mini Cooper Classic Electric cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,484 licensed and 5 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Mini Mini Cooper Classic Electric generic-model group.

Looking at a Mini Cooper Classic Electric?

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 Mini Cooper Classic Electric is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Mini Cooper Classic Electric disappearing?

1,484 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Mini Cooper Classic Electric is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them.

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 Q11,4845
2025 Q41,3863
2025 Q31,1491
2025 Q29709
2025 Q182816
2024 Q47663
2024 Q34580
2024 Q21680
2024 Q100
2023 Q400
2023 Q300
2023 Q200

Other Mini 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.