How many Sunbeam Talbot cars are left?

Name: Sunbeam Talbot 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 227 licensed and 80 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Sunbeam Talbot generic-model group.

Looking at a Talbot?

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

Is the Talbot disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 256 in 2022 Q2 and stand at 227 in 2026 Q1, down 11%. That is down 10% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 80 are declared SORN — 1 in 4 of the 307 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.

Before you buy

Ask why it was off the road — Of the 307 Talbot vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 4 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 Talbot — 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	227	80
2025 Q4	227	80
2025 Q3	232	76
2025 Q2	238	71
2025 Q1	236	67
2024 Q4	239	65
2024 Q3	244	61
2024 Q2	245	57
2024 Q1	237	60
2023 Q4	239	61
2023 Q3	245	57
2023 Q2	249	53
2023 Q1	249	54
2022 Q4	251	55
2022 Q3	255	52
2022 Q2	256	51
2022 Q1	255	51
2021 Q4	249	56
2021 Q3	251	51
2021 Q2	253	48
2021 Q1	251	49
2020 Q4	252	48
2020 Q3	255	47
2020 Q2	252	49
2020 Q1	251	49
2019 Q4	251	48
2019 Q3	250	46
2019 Q2	247	48
2019 Q1	243	48
2018 Q4	242	49
2018 Q3	239	48
2018 Q2	239	45
2018 Q1	238	43
2017 Q4	242	41
2017 Q3	245	39
2017 Q2	244	39
2017 Q1	234	40
2016 Q4	238	40
2016 Q3	240	38
2016 Q2	239	39
2016 Q1	240	36
2015 Q4	242	36
2015 Q3	243	37
2015 Q2	244	34
2015 Q1	241	35
2014 Q4	238	37
2014 Q3	242	36

Other Sunbeam models

Alpine — 1,375 licensed
Rapier — 489 licensed
Tiger — 326 licensed
Stiletto — 96 licensed

See how many of every Sunbeam model are left

Common questions

How many Sunbeam Talbot cars are left in the UK?

227 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 Talbot cars are SORN?

80 are declared SORN — 1 in 4 of the 307 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Talbot disappearing?

Does this say whether one Talbot 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.