UK vehicle statistics / Norton

How many Norton Commando cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,003 licensed and 747 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Norton Commando generic-model group.

Looking at a Commando?

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

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Is the Commando disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 1,100 in 2025 Q3 and stand at 1,003 in 2026 Q1, down 9%. That is up 106% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 747 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 1,750 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 1,750 Commando vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (747 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Check the actual Commando — 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.

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q11,003747
2025 Q41,000702
2025 Q31,100562
2025 Q21,068545
2025 Q1928587
2024 Q4781582
2024 Q3853484
2024 Q2791468
2024 Q1674497
2023 Q4659494
2023 Q3690435
2023 Q2667418
2023 Q1556433
2022 Q4533458
2022 Q3584397
2022 Q2566377
2022 Q1506398
2021 Q4508416
2021 Q3558348
2021 Q2544346
2021 Q1487359
2020 Q4478380
2020 Q3541313
2020 Q2529295
2020 Q1491335
2019 Q4499319
2019 Q3551239
2019 Q2547216
2019 Q1479212
2018 Q4436243
2018 Q3460187
2018 Q2420179
2018 Q1315197
2017 Q4286217
2017 Q3331163
2017 Q2324150
2017 Q1281151
2016 Q4279169
2016 Q3308126
2016 Q2296118
2016 Q1257138
2015 Q4256118
2015 Q327792
2015 Q226294
2015 Q121199
2014 Q4211105
2014 Q322482

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Common questions

How many Norton Commando cars are left in the UK?

1,003 were licensed and 747 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Norton Commando cars are SORN?

747 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 1,750 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Commando disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 1,100 in 2025 Q3 and stand at 1,003 in 2026 Q1, down 9%. That is up 106% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 747 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 1,750 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does this say whether one Commando 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.