UK vehicle statistics / Polaris

How many Polaris Sportsman vans are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,514 licensed and 579 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Polaris Sportsman generic-model group.

Looking at a Sportsman?

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Is the Sportsman disappearing?

1,514 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Sportsman is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 115% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 579 are declared SORN — 1 in 4 of the 2,093 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 2,093 Sportsman vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 4 is SORN (579 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Check the actual Sportsman — 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 Q11,514579
2025 Q41,453559
2025 Q31,414520
2025 Q21,376492
2025 Q11,323463
2024 Q41,269432
2024 Q31,238418
2024 Q21,206411
2024 Q11,171395
2023 Q41,117381
2023 Q31,110354
2023 Q21,070338
2023 Q11,031328
2022 Q41,003314
2022 Q3954298
2022 Q2944283
2022 Q1893269
2021 Q4877249
2021 Q3855233
2021 Q2802223
2021 Q1705209
2020 Q4657202
2020 Q3622189
2020 Q2575184
2020 Q1519191
2019 Q4494182
2019 Q3475177
2019 Q2466170
2019 Q1444166
2018 Q4424156
2018 Q3398147
2018 Q2367137
2018 Q1334131
2017 Q4309122
2017 Q3299117
2017 Q2291106
2017 Q127495
2016 Q425788
2016 Q324284
2016 Q220880
2016 Q118981
2015 Q418871
2015 Q318166
2015 Q217064
2015 Q115861
2014 Q416259
2014 Q316752

Other Polaris models

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Common questions

How many Polaris Sportsman vans are left in the UK?

1,514 were licensed and 579 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Polaris Sportsman vans are SORN?

579 are declared SORN — 1 in 4 of the 2,093 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Sportsman disappearing?

1,514 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Sportsman is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 115% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 579 are declared SORN — 1 in 4 of the 2,093 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does this say whether one Sportsman 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.