How many Morris Ital cars are left?

Name: Morris Ital 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 67 licensed and 125 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Morris Ital generic-model group.

Looking at a Ital?

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

Is the Ital disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 68 in 2025 Q4 and stand at 67 in 2026 Q1, down 1%. That is up 179% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 125 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 192 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 Morris Ital generic-model group as petrol.

Before you buy

Ask why it was off the road — Of the 192 Ital vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (125 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual Ital — 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	67	125
2025 Q4	68	124
2025 Q3	67	125
2025 Q2	67	124
2025 Q1	65	124
2024 Q4	62	127
2024 Q3	63	126
2024 Q2	61	126
2024 Q1	53	131
2023 Q4	52	135
2023 Q3	56	133
2023 Q2	55	134
2023 Q1	41	142
2022 Q4	42	148
2022 Q3	50	139
2022 Q2	45	141
2022 Q1	31	148
2021 Q4	28	158
2021 Q3	32	152
2021 Q2	30	153
2021 Q1	24	159
2020 Q4	24	161
2020 Q3	28	155
2020 Q2	27	155
2020 Q1	26	156
2019 Q4	24	158
2019 Q3	32	149
2019 Q2	36	145
2019 Q1	27	153
2018 Q4	27	156
2018 Q3	35	148
2018 Q2	39	142
2018 Q1	33	144
2017 Q4	32	149
2017 Q3	37	144
2017 Q2	39	143
2017 Q1	34	139
2016 Q4	35	143
2016 Q3	42	134
2016 Q2	47	131
2016 Q1	38	138
2015 Q4	35	143
2015 Q3	42	137
2015 Q2	40	137
2015 Q1	39	137
2014 Q4	37	145
2014 Q3	47	133

Other Morris models

Minor — 14,826 licensed
Mini — 4,514 licensed
Oxford — 1,074 licensed
Marina — 412 licensed
6cwt — 437 licensed
Cowley — 542 licensed

See how many of every Morris model are left

Common questions

How many Morris Ital cars are left in the UK?

67 were licensed and 125 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Morris Ital cars are SORN?

125 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 192 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Ital disappearing?

What fuel is the Ital coded as?

DfT codes every vehicle in the Morris Ital generic-model group as petrol.

Does this say whether one Ital 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.