UK vehicle statistics / Polaris
How many Polaris cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 10,193 licensed and 2,274 SORN Polaris vehicles in the UK, across 5 published model groups. That means 1 in 5 surviving Polaris is currently off the road.
Looking at a Polaris?
Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
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Is the Polaris fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Polaris model group: 10,193 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Polaris range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 124% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 2,274 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 12,467 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Rarest Polaris models
The published Polaris model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
- Predator — 19 licensed, 98 SORN
- Scrambler — 58 licensed, 82 SORN
- RZR — 174 licensed, 230 SORN
- Sportsman — 1,514 licensed, 579 SORN
- Ranger — 8,428 licensed, 1,285 SORN
Every Polaris model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| Ranger | 8,428 | 1,285 |
| Sportsman | 1,514 | 579 |
| RZR | 174 | 230 |
| Scrambler | 58 | 82 |
| Predator | 19 | 98 |
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 Polaris cars are left in the UK?
10,193 Polaris vehicles were licensed and 2,274 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 5 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Polaris is rarest?
Of the published Polaris model groups, the Predator has the smallest surviving population at 19 licensed and 98 SORN.
Is the Polaris fleet shrinking?
10,193 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Polaris range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 124% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 2,274 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 12,467 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Does a Polaris 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.