UK vehicle statistics / Nissan

How many Nissan D22 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 738 licensed and 1,184 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Nissan D22 generic-model group.

Looking at a D22?

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 D22 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the D22 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 3,397 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 738 in 2026 Q1, down 78%. That is down 49% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 1,184 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 1,922 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 Q17381,184
2025 Q47801,159
2025 Q38001,151
2025 Q28321,151
2025 Q18571,137
2024 Q48831,154
2024 Q39221,172
2024 Q29481,182
2024 Q19761,164
2023 Q41,0221,146
2023 Q31,0541,137
2023 Q21,0841,129

Other Nissan 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.