How many Sunbeam Stiletto cars are left?

Name: Sunbeam Stiletto licensed and SORN statistics
Creator: Department for Transport and DVLA
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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.

Fuel

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

Before you buy

Ask why it was off the road — Of the 176 Stiletto vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (80 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual Stiletto — 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.

Quarter	Licensed	SORN
2026 Q1	96	80
2025 Q4	99	79
2025 Q3	102	76
2025 Q2	102	76
2025 Q1	99	76
2024 Q4	100	73
2024 Q3	99	72
2024 Q2	95	75
2024 Q1	99	73
2023 Q4	97	74
2023 Q3	98	73
2023 Q2	97	74
2023 Q1	99	72
2022 Q4	96	73
2022 Q3	92	72
2022 Q2	91	74
2022 Q1	93	73
2021 Q4	92	73
2021 Q3	88	74
2021 Q2	88	74
2021 Q1	85	74
2020 Q4	87	73
2020 Q3	86	73
2020 Q2	84	73
2020 Q1	82	74
2019 Q4	81	73
2019 Q3	81	73
2019 Q2	79	72
2019 Q1	79	73
2018 Q4	78	74
2018 Q3	77	74
2018 Q2	76	74
2018 Q1	69	78
2017 Q4	68	79
2017 Q3	70	76
2017 Q2	74	72
2017 Q1	78	65
2016 Q4	78	64
2016 Q3	79	63
2016 Q2	77	64
2016 Q1	79	60
2015 Q4	82	57
2015 Q3	82	56
2015 Q2	82	55
2015 Q1	80	55
2014 Q4	79	55
2014 Q3	82	54

Other Sunbeam models

Alpine — 1,375 licensed
Rapier — 489 licensed
Tiger — 326 licensed
Talbot — 227 licensed

See how many of every Sunbeam model are left

Common questions

How many Sunbeam Stiletto cars are left in the UK?

96 were licensed and 80 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Sunbeam Stiletto cars are SORN?

80 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 176 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Stiletto disappearing?

What fuel is the Stiletto coded as?

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

Does this say whether one Stiletto 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.