UK vehicle statistics / NIU

How many NIU MGT motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 85 licensed and 49 SORN vehicles in the UK within the NIU MGT generic-model group.

Looking at a MGT?

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

Is the MGT disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 113 in 2024 Q2 and stand at 85 in 2026 Q1, down 25%. A further 49 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 134 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 Q18549
2025 Q49243
2025 Q39639
2025 Q210030
2025 Q19927
2024 Q410027
2024 Q311121
2024 Q211316
2024 Q110814
2023 Q410510
2023 Q3918
2023 Q28110

Other NIU 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.