UK vehicle statistics / Shineray
How many Shineray cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 2,043 licensed and 516 SORN Shineray vehicles in the UK, across 3 published model groups. That means 1 in 5 surviving Shineray is currently off the road.
Looking at a Shineray?
Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
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Is the Shineray fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Shineray model group: 2,043 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Shineray range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 5276% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 516 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 2,559 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Before you buy
- Ask why it was off the road — Of the 2,559 Shineray vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 5 is SORN (516 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
- Check the actual Shineray — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.
Rarest Shineray models
The published Shineray model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
- Geely XY 125 — 9 licensed, 516 SORN
- Starray — 903 licensed, 0 SORN
- EX5 — 1,131 licensed, 0 SORN
Every Shineray model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| EX5 | 1,131 | 0 |
| Starray | 903 | 0 |
| Geely XY 125 | 9 | 516 |
How to read these numbers
Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.
Common questions
How many Shineray cars are left in the UK?
2,043 Shineray vehicles were licensed and 516 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 3 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Shineray is rarest?
Of the published Shineray model groups, the Geely XY 125 has the smallest surviving population at 9 licensed and 516 SORN.
Is the Shineray fleet shrinking?
2,043 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Shineray range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 5276% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 516 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 2,559 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Does a Shineray population figure describe the car I am looking at?
No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's 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.