UK vehicle statistics / Sunbeam

How many Sunbeam Alpine cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,375 licensed and 551 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Sunbeam Alpine generic-model group.

Looking at a Alpine?

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

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Is the Alpine disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 1,409 in 2023 Q2 and stand at 1,375 in 2026 Q1, down 2%. That is up 3% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 551 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 1,926 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

DfT codes every vehicle in the Sunbeam Alpine generic-model group as petrol.

Before you buy

  • Ask why it was off the road — Of the 1,926 Alpine vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 3 is SORN (551 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Check the actual Alpine — 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 Q11,375551
2025 Q41,370546
2025 Q31,372545
2025 Q21,379536
2025 Q11,380534
2024 Q41,379505
2024 Q31,398497
2024 Q21,406498
2024 Q11,403503
2023 Q41,362505
2023 Q31,379491
2023 Q21,409486
2023 Q11,397495
2022 Q41,387504
2022 Q31,381505
2022 Q21,375491
2022 Q11,364504
2021 Q41,365499
2021 Q31,366501
2021 Q21,350503
2021 Q11,336505
2020 Q41,316510
2020 Q31,330500
2020 Q21,299499
2020 Q11,299497
2019 Q41,296498
2019 Q31,309490
2019 Q21,295485
2019 Q11,282496
2018 Q41,268508
2018 Q31,253509
2018 Q21,239516
2018 Q11,157584
2017 Q41,155578
2017 Q31,161569
2017 Q21,174546
2017 Q11,156517
2016 Q41,135524
2016 Q31,155504
2016 Q21,169483
2016 Q11,159486
2015 Q41,160483
2015 Q31,178464
2015 Q21,194447
2015 Q11,186445
2014 Q41,176444
2014 Q31,180435

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Common questions

How many Sunbeam Alpine cars are left in the UK?

1,375 were licensed and 551 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Sunbeam Alpine cars are SORN?

551 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 1,926 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Alpine disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 1,409 in 2023 Q2 and stand at 1,375 in 2026 Q1, down 2%. That is up 3% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 551 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 1,926 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What fuel is the Alpine coded as?

DfT codes every vehicle in the Sunbeam Alpine generic-model group as petrol.

Does this say whether one Alpine 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.