UK vehicle statistics / Proton

How many Proton Jumbuck vans are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 364 licensed and 488 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Proton Jumbuck generic-model group.

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Is the Jumbuck disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 1,453 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 364 in 2026 Q1, down 75%. That is down 50% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 488 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 852 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 Q1364488
2025 Q4374484
2025 Q3392473
2025 Q2410472
2025 Q1422466
2024 Q4438470
2024 Q3470469
2024 Q2482467
2024 Q1481475
2023 Q4508460
2023 Q3530459
2023 Q2549447

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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.