UK vehicle statistics / Peugeot

How many Peugeot 508 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 17,843 licensed and 1,615 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Peugeot 508 generic-model group.

Looking at a 508?

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

Is the 508 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 21,294 in 2021 Q4 and stand at 17,843 in 2026 Q1, down 16%. That is down 12% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 1,615 are declared SORN — 1 in 12 of the 19,458 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

For how this model fares on test day, see its MOT pass rate and most common failures.

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 Q117,8431,615
2025 Q418,3201,559
2025 Q318,6071,494
2025 Q218,9641,449
2025 Q119,2411,426
2024 Q419,5861,342
2024 Q319,9791,252
2024 Q220,2261,215
2024 Q120,3981,184
2023 Q420,6251,139
2023 Q320,7581,066
2023 Q220,979997

Other Peugeot models

  • 208 — 259,104 licensed
  • 2008 — 207,878 licensed
  • 3008 — 183,055 licensed
  • Partner — 169,932 licensed
  • 308 — 132,781 licensed
  • Boxer — 119,793 licensed

See how many of every Peugeot 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.