How many Rolls Royce Silver Seraph cars are left?

Name: Rolls Royce Silver Seraph 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 140 licensed and 104 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Rolls Royce Silver Seraph generic-model group.

Looking at a Silver Seraph?

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Wondering whether one particular Silver Seraph is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Silver Seraph disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 240 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 140 in 2026 Q1, down 42%. That is down 16% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 104 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 244 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 244 Silver Seraph vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (104 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Budget for a shrinking fleet — Licensed numbers are down 42% from the 2014 Q3 peak of 240. Fewer cars on the road usually means fewer donor parts and fewer specialists.
Check the actual Silver Seraph — 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	140	104
2025 Q4	148	99
2025 Q3	164	86
2025 Q2	165	84
2025 Q1	158	88
2024 Q4	156	87
2024 Q3	168	78
2024 Q2	167	82
2024 Q1	165	82
2023 Q4	164	78
2023 Q3	173	75
2023 Q2	174	74
2023 Q1	163	78
2022 Q4	166	80
2022 Q3	178	73
2022 Q2	187	64
2022 Q1	169	71
2021 Q4	173	78
2021 Q3	185	66
2021 Q2	179	71
2021 Q1	166	78
2020 Q4	167	86
2020 Q3	171	77
2020 Q2	172	78
2020 Q1	186	69
2019 Q4	195	59
2019 Q3	216	43
2019 Q2	210	43
2019 Q1	205	46
2018 Q4	195	55
2018 Q3	203	48
2018 Q2	212	43
2018 Q1	206	47
2017 Q4	212	44
2017 Q3	215	41
2017 Q2	219	37
2017 Q1	214	40
2016 Q4	218	45
2016 Q3	222	37
2016 Q2	226	35
2016 Q1	218	36
2015 Q4	221	38
2015 Q3	234	27
2015 Q2	231	27
2015 Q1	233	26
2014 Q4	230	32
2014 Q3	240	24

Other Rolls Royce models

Ghost — 995 licensed
Cullinan — 883 licensed
Phantom — 745 licensed
Wraith — 517 licensed
Dawn — 413 licensed
Silver Spirit — 146 licensed

See how many of every Rolls Royce model are left

Common questions

How many Rolls Royce Silver Seraph cars are left in the UK?

140 were licensed and 104 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Rolls Royce Silver Seraph cars are SORN?

104 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 244 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Silver Seraph disappearing?

Does this say whether one Silver Seraph 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.