UK vehicle statistics / Motorini

How many Motorini JJ 125 motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 95 licensed and 171 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Motorini JJ 125 generic-model group.

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Is the JJ 125 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 345 in 2022 Q3 and stand at 95 in 2026 Q1, down 72%. That is down 58% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 171 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 266 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 Q195171
2025 Q4102168
2025 Q3111165
2025 Q2131153
2025 Q1141149
2024 Q4149141
2024 Q3172130
2024 Q2196116
2024 Q1214107
2023 Q423497
2023 Q325587
2023 Q228279

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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.