UK vehicle statistics / Mini

How many Mini Paceman cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 9,030 licensed and 286 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Mini Paceman generic-model group.

Looking at a Paceman?

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

Is the Paceman disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 9,697 in 2019 Q4 and stand at 9,030 in 2026 Q1, down 7%. That is down 6% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 286 are declared SORN — 1 in 33 of the 9,316 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

For how this model fares on test day, see its MOT pass rate and most common failures.

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 Q19,030286
2025 Q49,120272
2025 Q39,164245
2025 Q29,197241
2025 Q19,221243
2024 Q49,261238
2024 Q39,292211
2024 Q29,299202
2024 Q19,377174
2023 Q49,445150
2023 Q39,449140
2023 Q29,490129

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.