UK vehicle statistics / Renault

How many Renault Trafic cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 172,594 licensed and 20,929 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Renault Trafic generic-model group.

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

Is the Trafic disappearing?

172,594 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Trafic is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 26% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 20,929 are declared SORN — 1 in 9 of the 193,523 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.

Trafic MOT pass rate

In 2024, 56% of 82,164 Renault Trafic MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average. Pass rate moves with age: 71.4% of cars aged 3–5 years passed first time, against 48.4% aged 15–30 years.

  • Steering Linkage Components — 12.6% of tests. Worn track rod ends or joints. Affects steering and tyre wear, and is a normal age-related repair.
  • Anti-roll Bars — 8.4% of tests. Worn anti-roll bar links or bushes. Inexpensive but often recurring.
  • Brake Performance — 7.6% of tests. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
  • Suspension Arms — 7.1% of tests. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.

Full age bands and failure notes are on the Renault Trafic MOT pass rate page.

Before you buy

  • Steering Linkage Components — 12.6% of tests in 2024. Worn track rod ends or joints. Affects steering and tyre wear, and is a normal age-related repair.
  • Anti-roll Bars — 8.4% of tests in 2024. Worn anti-roll bar links or bushes. Inexpensive but often recurring.
  • Brake Performance — 7.6% of tests in 2024. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
  • Suspension Arms — 7.1% of tests in 2024. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
  • Check the actual Trafic — 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 Q1172,59420,929
2025 Q4170,41820,220
2025 Q3170,44219,032
2025 Q2168,09718,747
2025 Q1165,79418,846
2024 Q4163,80917,879
2024 Q3162,06116,894
2024 Q2159,43416,411
2024 Q1155,96816,479
2023 Q4155,08715,914
2023 Q3154,08014,612
2023 Q2151,68314,180
2023 Q1148,43914,006
2022 Q4145,57414,010
2022 Q3144,89413,013
2022 Q2142,93012,661
2022 Q1141,81812,847
2021 Q4142,44712,744
2021 Q3141,38412,007
2021 Q2140,46311,758
2021 Q1137,34612,185
2020 Q4136,42912,138
2020 Q3135,98111,498
2020 Q2133,18912,002
2020 Q1132,87112,798
2019 Q4134,81211,076
2019 Q3134,57510,481
2019 Q2133,09410,027
2019 Q1131,3249,538
2018 Q4129,3819,577
2018 Q3128,7638,577
2018 Q2127,8718,447
2018 Q1126,4478,737
2017 Q4124,3269,220
2017 Q3123,5188,530
2017 Q2120,9728,617
2017 Q1119,1477,851
2016 Q4116,1427,600
2016 Q3113,1256,454
2016 Q2110,8986,338
2016 Q1107,2375,878
2015 Q4103,5895,516
2015 Q3100,9154,732
2015 Q298,6184,522
2015 Q195,6634,553
2014 Q493,4014,582
2014 Q393,4703,656

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Common questions

How many Renault Trafic cars are left in the UK?

172,594 were licensed and 20,929 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Renault Trafic cars are SORN?

20,929 are declared SORN — 1 in 9 of the 193,523 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Trafic disappearing?

172,594 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Trafic is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 26% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 20,929 are declared SORN — 1 in 9 of the 193,523 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the Renault Trafic MOT pass rate?

In 2024, 56% of 82,164 Renault Trafic MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average.

What does the Trafic fail its MOT on?

The most common initial failure categories in 2024 are steering linkage components (12.6% of tests), anti-roll bars (8.4% of tests), brake performance (7.6% of tests).

Does this say whether one Trafic 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.