UK vehicle statistics / Rolls Royce

How many Rolls Royce Dawn cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 413 licensed and 85 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Rolls Royce Dawn generic-model group.

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Is the Dawn disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 455 in 2022 Q2 and stand at 413 in 2026 Q1, down 9%. That is down 2% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 85 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 498 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.

Fuel and when it shows up in the statistics

DfT codes every vehicle in the Rolls Royce Dawn generic-model group as petrol.

Rolls Royce Dawn first appears in the published DfT series in 2016 Q1. Earlier quarters in this file do not include it, so that quarter is not a production start date.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

Every quarter DfT has published for this model group, newest first.

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q141385
2025 Q441680
2025 Q343764
2025 Q243561
2025 Q142971
2024 Q441770
2024 Q343557
2024 Q244258
2024 Q142763
2023 Q442862
2023 Q345049
2023 Q243650
2023 Q142454
2022 Q443260
2022 Q344948
2022 Q245540
2022 Q143743
2021 Q444442
2021 Q343739
2021 Q243439
2021 Q142346
2020 Q442947
2020 Q342037
2020 Q239945
2020 Q140639
2019 Q440523
2019 Q340618
2019 Q239117
2019 Q136720
2018 Q434316
2018 Q333512
2018 Q232312
2018 Q127912
2017 Q425410
2017 Q32447
2017 Q22157
2017 Q11755
2016 Q41334
2016 Q31053
2016 Q2480
2016 Q120
2015 Q400
2015 Q300
2015 Q200
2015 Q100
2014 Q400
2014 Q300

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Common questions

How many Rolls Royce Dawn cars are left in the UK?

413 were licensed and 85 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Rolls Royce Dawn cars are SORN?

85 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 498 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Dawn disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 455 in 2022 Q2 and stand at 413 in 2026 Q1, down 9%. That is down 2% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 85 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 498 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What fuel is the Dawn coded as?

DfT codes every vehicle in the Rolls Royce Dawn generic-model group as petrol.

When does the Dawn appear in the UK statistics?

Rolls Royce Dawn first appears in the published DfT series in 2016 Q1. Earlier quarters in this file do not include it, so that quarter is not a production start date.

Does this say whether one Dawn 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.