UK vehicle statistics / Neco

How many Neco Alex motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 209 licensed and 176 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Neco Alex generic-model group.

Looking at a Alex?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

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Is the Alex disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 340 in 2022 Q2 and stand at 209 in 2026 Q1, down 39%. That is down 26% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 176 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 385 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 Q1209176
2025 Q4227168
2025 Q3237155
2025 Q2237145
2025 Q1248144
2024 Q4265140
2024 Q3269133
2024 Q2284125
2024 Q1293124
2023 Q4289118
2023 Q332699
2023 Q232990

Other Neco models

See how many of every Neco model are left

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.