UK vehicle statistics / Sunbeam

How many Sunbeam Stiletto cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 96 licensed and 80 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Sunbeam Stiletto generic-model group.

Looking at a Stiletto?

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 Stiletto is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Stiletto disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 102 in 2025 Q3 and stand at 96 in 2026 Q1, down 6%. That is up 13% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 80 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 176 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.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q19680
2025 Q49979
2025 Q310276
2025 Q210276
2025 Q19976
2024 Q410073
2024 Q39972
2024 Q29575
2024 Q19973
2023 Q49774
2023 Q39873
2023 Q29774

Other Sunbeam models

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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.