How many Suzuki DR 650 motorcycles are left?

Name: Suzuki DR 650 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 46 licensed and 81 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Suzuki DR 650 generic-model group.

Looking at a DR 650?

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 DR 650 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the DR 650 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 56 in 2021 Q2 and stand at 46 in 2026 Q1, down 18%. That is down 4% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 81 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 127 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 Suzuki DR 650 generic-model group as petrol.

Before you buy

Ask why it was off the road — Of the 127 DR 650 vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (81 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual DR 650 — 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	46	81
2025 Q4	44	82
2025 Q3	48	74
2025 Q2	50	71
2025 Q1	43	75
2024 Q4	39	78
2024 Q3	40	75
2024 Q2	40	75
2024 Q1	40	75
2023 Q4	41	78
2023 Q3	49	69
2023 Q2	44	67
2023 Q1	37	72
2022 Q4	41	73
2022 Q3	48	64
2022 Q2	47	63
2022 Q1	37	71
2021 Q4	43	68
2021 Q3	48	59
2021 Q2	56	51
2021 Q1	48	59
2020 Q4	48	56
2020 Q3	51	51
2020 Q2	46	50
2020 Q1	35	62
2019 Q4	37	60
2019 Q3	46	53
2019 Q2	42	54
2019 Q1	39	53
2018 Q4	41	52
2018 Q3	46	47
2018 Q2	43	45
2018 Q1	36	51
2017 Q4	41	51
2017 Q3	47	45
2017 Q2	46	42
2017 Q1	44	41
2016 Q4	44	40
2016 Q3	51	34
2016 Q2	49	33
2016 Q1	43	39
2015 Q4	41	41
2015 Q3	42	37
2015 Q2	41	37
2015 Q1	41	33
2014 Q4	42	31
2014 Q3	46	26

Other Suzuki models

Swift — 159,405 licensed. MOT pass rate
Vitara — 83,489 licensed. MOT pass rate
GSX — 33,216 licensed
SX4 — 50,764 licensed. MOT pass rate
Alto — 42,649 licensed. MOT pass rate
Ignis — 35,370 licensed. MOT pass rate

See how many of every Suzuki model are left

Common questions

How many Suzuki DR 650 motorcycles are left in the UK?

46 were licensed and 81 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Suzuki DR 650 motorcycles are SORN?

81 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 127 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the DR 650 disappearing?

What fuel is the DR 650 coded as?

DfT codes every vehicle in the Suzuki DR 650 generic-model group as petrol.

Does this say whether one DR 650 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.