UK vehicle statistics / Piaggio
How many Piaggio cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 36,503 licensed and 50,384 SORN Piaggio vehicles in the UK, across 25 published model groups. That means 1 in 2 surviving Piaggio is currently off the road.
Looking at a Piaggio?
Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
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Is the Piaggio fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Piaggio model group: Licensed numbers peaked at 63,406 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 36,503 in 2026 Q1, down 42%. That is down 19% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 50,384 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 86,887 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Before you buy
- Ask why it was off the road — Of the 86,887 Piaggio vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (50,384 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 42% from the 2014 Q3 peak of 63,406. Fewer cars on the road usually means fewer donor parts and fewer specialists.
- Check the actual Piaggio — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.
Rarest Piaggio models
The published Piaggio model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
- Sfera — 7 licensed, 119 SORN
- X7 — 51 licensed, 127 SORN
- B 125 — 17 licensed, 210 SORN
- X10 — 186 licensed, 155 SORN
- Hexagon — 30 licensed, 344 SORN
Every Piaggio model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| Vespa | 20,312 | 17,680 |
| ZIP | 1,222 | 5,748 |
| Px125 | 2,360 | 4,090 |
| Liberty | 2,812 | 2,430 |
| MP3 | 3,038 | 2,152 |
| PX 200 | 1,444 | 2,205 |
| NRG | 183 | 2,841 |
| ET2 | 396 | 2,370 |
| FLY | 611 | 1,907 |
| Typhoon | 437 | 2,019 |
| T5 125 | 745 | 1,383 |
| X9 | 133 | 1,237 |
| Medley | 1,062 | 285 |
| APE | 265 | 852 |
| Porter | 300 | 407 |
| Xevo | 202 | 433 |
| X8 | 84 | 549 |
| NEW Skipper | 41 | 475 |
| Beverly | 281 | 215 |
| ONE | 284 | 151 |
| Hexagon | 30 | 344 |
| X10 | 186 | 155 |
| B 125 | 17 | 210 |
| X7 | 51 | 127 |
| Sfera | 7 | 119 |
How to read these numbers
Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.
Common questions
How many Piaggio cars are left in the UK?
36,503 Piaggio vehicles were licensed and 50,384 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 25 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Piaggio is rarest?
Of the published Piaggio model groups, the Sfera has the smallest surviving population at 7 licensed and 119 SORN.
Is the Piaggio fleet shrinking?
Licensed numbers peaked at 63,406 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 36,503 in 2026 Q1, down 42%. That is down 19% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 50,384 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 86,887 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Does a Piaggio population figure describe the car I am looking at?
No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's 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.