UK vehicle statistics / Rieju

How many Rieju MRT motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 476 licensed and 621 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Rieju MRT generic-model group.

Looking at a MRT?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

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Is the MRT disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 579 in 2024 Q1 and stand at 476 in 2026 Q1, down 18%. That is up 9% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 621 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 1,097 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 1,097 MRT vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (621 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Check the actual MRT — 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 Q1476621
2025 Q4498601
2025 Q3541555
2025 Q2526559
2025 Q1494553
2024 Q4525505
2024 Q3557473
2024 Q2560456
2024 Q1579440
2023 Q4576426
2023 Q3573401
2023 Q2550388
2023 Q1512400
2022 Q4490393
2022 Q3516358
2022 Q2513341
2022 Q1487354
2021 Q4492346
2021 Q3476327
2021 Q2454323
2021 Q1436327
2020 Q4443317
2020 Q3418312
2020 Q2389313
2020 Q1415309
2019 Q4413299
2019 Q3404286
2019 Q2402260
2019 Q1395262
2018 Q4408255
2018 Q3412232
2018 Q2411212
2018 Q1425204
2017 Q4427189
2017 Q3421170
2017 Q2427166
2017 Q1419151
2016 Q4416140
2016 Q3378120
2016 Q2371102
2016 Q134198
2015 Q433093
2015 Q330080
2015 Q228170
2015 Q126265
2014 Q425256
2014 Q324448

Other Rieju models

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Common questions

How many Rieju MRT motorcycles are left in the UK?

476 were licensed and 621 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Rieju MRT motorcycles are SORN?

621 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 1,097 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the MRT disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 579 in 2024 Q1 and stand at 476 in 2026 Q1, down 18%. That is up 9% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 621 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 1,097 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does this say whether one MRT 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.