UK vehicle statistics / Proton

How many Proton GEN 2 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 112 licensed and 164 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Proton GEN 2 generic-model group.

Looking at a GEN 2?

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 GEN 2 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the GEN 2 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 2,004 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 112 in 2026 Q1, down 94%. That is down 78% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 164 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 276 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.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1112164
2025 Q4127165
2025 Q3132162
2025 Q2142165
2025 Q1152162
2024 Q4167165
2024 Q3173171
2024 Q2188172
2024 Q1201172
2023 Q4231173
2023 Q3238171
2023 Q2265170

Other Proton models

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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.