How many Nissan Fairlady cars are left?

Name: Nissan Fairlady 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 41 licensed and 67 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Nissan Fairlady generic-model group.

Looking at a Fairlady?

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

Is the Fairlady disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 69 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 41 in 2026 Q1, down 41%. That is down 11% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 67 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 108 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.

Before you buy

Ask why it was off the road — Of the 108 Fairlady vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (67 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Budget for a shrinking fleet — Licensed numbers are down 41% from the 2014 Q3 peak of 69. Fewer cars on the road usually means fewer donor parts and fewer specialists.
Check the actual Fairlady — 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	41	67
2025 Q4	40	71
2025 Q3	45	68
2025 Q2	46	68
2025 Q1	42	73
2024 Q4	43	71
2024 Q3	49	66
2024 Q2	51	66
2024 Q1	52	64
2023 Q4	55	65
2023 Q3	55	62
2023 Q2	53	62
2023 Q1	51	63
2022 Q4	50	64
2022 Q3	54	59
2022 Q2	55	58
2022 Q1	51	62
2021 Q4	48	64
2021 Q3	51	61
2021 Q2	50	57
2021 Q1	46	59
2020 Q4	45	62
2020 Q3	49	59
2020 Q2	44	57
2020 Q1	44	61
2019 Q4	51	59
2019 Q3	53	54
2019 Q2	54	56
2019 Q1	52	56
2018 Q4	52	57
2018 Q3	56	51
2018 Q2	56	49
2018 Q1	57	48
2017 Q4	52	53
2017 Q3	58	49
2017 Q2	63	47
2017 Q1	55	46
2016 Q4	55	53
2016 Q3	63	47
2016 Q2	60	48
2016 Q1	56	52
2015 Q4	59	48
2015 Q3	65	47
2015 Q2	66	44
2015 Q1	67	40
2014 Q4	66	43
2014 Q3	69	38

Other Nissan models

Qashqai — 701,401 licensed. MOT pass rate
Juke — 417,178 licensed. MOT pass rate
Micra — 221,513 licensed. MOT pass rate
Note — 138,170 licensed. MOT pass rate
X-Trail — 110,582 licensed. MOT pass rate
Navara — 60,851 licensed. MOT pass rate

See how many of every Nissan model are left

Common questions

How many Nissan Fairlady cars are left in the UK?

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

How many Nissan Fairlady cars are SORN?

67 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 108 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Fairlady disappearing?

Does this say whether one Fairlady 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.