UK vehicle statistics / Porsche
How many Porsche cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 230,145 licensed and 50,746 SORN Porsche vehicles in the UK, across 14 published model groups. That means 1 in 6 surviving Porsche is currently off the road.
Looking at a Porsche?
Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
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Is the Porsche fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Porsche model group: Licensed numbers peaked at 233,454 in 2025 Q3 and stand at 230,145 in 2026 Q1, down 1%. That is up 42% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 50,746 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 280,891 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Porsche MOT pass rate
In 2024, 86.6% of 142,110 Porsche MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average.
The items most often behind a first-test failure across published Porsche model groups:
- Condition — 2.5% of tests. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
- Exhaust Emissions — 2% of tests. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
- Headlamp Aim — 1.8% of tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
- Springs — 0.8% of tests. A broken or sagging coil spring. Replaced in pairs, so it is not the cheapest failure.
See every model on the Porsche MOT pass rate page.
Before you buy
- Condition — 2.5% of tests in 2024. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
- Exhaust Emissions — 2% of tests in 2024. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
- Headlamp Aim — 1.8% of tests in 2024. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
- Springs — 0.8% of tests in 2024. A broken or sagging coil spring. Replaced in pairs, so it is not the cheapest failure.
- Check the actual Porsche — 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 Porsche models
The published Porsche model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
- GT — 111 licensed, 107 SORN
- 968 — 307 licensed, 537 SORN
- Carrera — 871 licensed, 1,039 SORN
- 928 — 697 licensed, 1,417 SORN
- 924 — 917 licensed, 1,904 SORN
Every Porsche model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 911 | 53,627 | 19,303 |
| Macan | 55,517 | 960 |
| Cayenne | 40,727 | 5,006 |
| Boxster | 21,806 | 10,699 |
| Taycan | 22,049 | 629 |
| 718 | 14,318 | 1,615 |
| Cayman | 8,705 | 2,087 |
| Panamera | 8,759 | 946 |
| 944 | 1,734 | 4,497 |
| 924 | 917 | 1,904 |
| 928 | 697 | 1,417 |
| Carrera | 871 | 1,039 |
| 968 | 307 | 537 |
| GT | 111 | 107 |
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 Porsche cars are left in the UK?
230,145 Porsche vehicles were licensed and 50,746 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 14 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Porsche is rarest?
Of the published Porsche model groups, the GT has the smallest surviving population at 111 licensed and 107 SORN.
Is the Porsche fleet shrinking?
Licensed numbers peaked at 233,454 in 2025 Q3 and stand at 230,145 in 2026 Q1, down 1%. That is up 42% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 50,746 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 280,891 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
What is the Porsche MOT pass rate?
86.6% of 142,110 class-4 initial MOT tests on Porsche cars passed first time in 2024 — above the 71.2% UK average.
What do Porsche cars fail the MOT on?
Across published Porsche model groups, the most common initial failure categories in 2024 are condition (2.5% of tests), exhaust emissions (2% of tests), headlamp aim (1.8% of tests). DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes.
Does a Porsche 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.