UK vehicle statistics / Royal Enfield

How many Royal Enfield Continental motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,472 licensed and 1,082 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Royal Enfield Continental generic-model group.

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Is the Continental disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 1,648 in 2025 Q3 and stand at 1,472 in 2026 Q1, down 11%. That is up 61% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 1,082 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 2,554 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 2,554 Continental vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (1,082 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Check the actual Continental — 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 Q11,4721,082
2025 Q41,4401,100
2025 Q31,648880
2025 Q21,635908
2025 Q11,4211,095
2024 Q41,4001,096
2024 Q31,588575
2024 Q21,585516
2024 Q11,379585
2023 Q41,335675
2023 Q31,561436
2023 Q21,534425
2023 Q11,360494
2022 Q41,345547
2022 Q31,507359
2022 Q21,448326
2022 Q11,236369
2021 Q41,170428
2021 Q31,257292
2021 Q21,164280
2021 Q1917338
2020 Q4904382
2020 Q3991260
2020 Q2896266
2020 Q1792332
2019 Q4794289
2019 Q3860194
2019 Q2778171
2019 Q1629196
2018 Q4556223
2018 Q3629143
2018 Q2635118
2018 Q1549144
2017 Q4541173
2017 Q360098
2017 Q258394
2017 Q1503106
2016 Q4499129
2016 Q351265
2016 Q249449
2016 Q142259
2015 Q440266
2015 Q340634
2015 Q235823
2015 Q128317
2014 Q424225
2014 Q32388

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Common questions

How many Royal Enfield Continental motorcycles are left in the UK?

1,472 were licensed and 1,082 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Royal Enfield Continental motorcycles are SORN?

1,082 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 2,554 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Continental disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 1,648 in 2025 Q3 and stand at 1,472 in 2026 Q1, down 11%. That is up 61% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 1,082 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 2,554 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does this say whether one Continental 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.