UK vehicle statistics / Ssangyong

How many Ssangyong Rexton cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 3,739 licensed and 984 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Ssangyong Rexton generic-model group.

Looking at a Rexton?

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

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. If the car is still worth pursuing, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

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

Is the Rexton disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 4,332 in 2018 Q1 and stand at 3,739 in 2026 Q1, down 14%. That is down 4% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 984 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 4,723 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

For how this model fares on test day, see its MOT pass rate and most common failures.

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.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q13,739984
2025 Q43,789976
2025 Q33,856950
2025 Q23,914952
2025 Q13,940970
2024 Q43,976979
2024 Q34,064983
2024 Q24,1231,002
2024 Q14,182975
2023 Q44,304958
2023 Q34,331929
2023 Q24,239917

Other Ssangyong models

See how many of every Ssangyong model are left

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.