How many Reliant Rebel cars are left?

Name: Reliant Rebel licensed and SORN statistics
Creator: Department for Transport and DVLA
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 50 licensed and 58 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Reliant Rebel generic-model group.

Looking at a Rebel?

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

Is the Rebel disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 61 in 2021 Q2 and stand at 50 in 2026 Q1, down 18%. That is down 7% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 58 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 108 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 108 Rebel vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (58 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual Rebel — 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.

Quarter	Licensed	SORN
2026 Q1	50	58
2025 Q4	50	58
2025 Q3	54	55
2025 Q2	55	53
2025 Q1	55	54
2024 Q4	54	52
2024 Q3	54	52
2024 Q2	55	54
2024 Q1	56	52
2023 Q4	56	50
2023 Q3	57	48
2023 Q2	59	48
2023 Q1	59	49
2022 Q4	59	48
2022 Q3	56	48
2022 Q2	56	48
2022 Q1	58	47
2021 Q4	57	48
2021 Q3	60	45
2021 Q2	61	44
2021 Q1	54	46
2020 Q4	54	48
2020 Q3	54	49
2020 Q2	51	49
2020 Q1	53	50
2019 Q4	50	52
2019 Q3	50	52
2019 Q2	49	53
2019 Q1	49	53
2018 Q4	47	53
2018 Q3	45	53
2018 Q2	45	52
2018 Q1	37	56
2017 Q4	37	58
2017 Q3	40	54
2017 Q2	39	50
2017 Q1	38	49
2016 Q4	36	48
2016 Q3	39	47
2016 Q2	38	47
2016 Q1	38	47
2015 Q4	40	45
2015 Q3	38	44
2015 Q2	41	43
2015 Q1	41	42
2014 Q4	42	41
2014 Q3	39	40

Other Reliant models

Scimitar — 1,589 licensed
Robin — 788 licensed
Rialto — 356 licensed
Kitten — 188 licensed
Regal — 154 licensed
FOX — 35 licensed

See how many of every Reliant model are left

Common questions

How many Reliant Rebel cars are left in the UK?

50 were licensed and 58 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Reliant Rebel cars are SORN?

58 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 108 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Rebel disappearing?

Does this say whether one Rebel 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.