UK vehicle statistics / Suzuki

How many Suzuki Vitara cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 83,489 licensed and 6,274 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Suzuki Vitara generic-model group.

Looking at a Vitara?

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

Is the Vitara disappearing?

83,489 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Vitara is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 39% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 6,274 are declared SORN — 1 in 14 of the 89,763 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.

Vitara MOT pass rate

In 2024, 83.9% of 53,615 Suzuki Vitara MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average. Pass rate moves with age: 90% of cars aged 3–5 years passed first time, against 57.3% aged 15–30 years.

  • Tread Depth — 3.3% of tests. Tyres below the 1.6mm legal limit. Budget for tyres, and treat it as a sign of how the car was maintained.
  • Position Lamps — 2.4% of tests. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
  • Stop Lamp — 2.3% of tests. A brake light out. Usually a bulb.
  • Wipers — 2.1% of tests. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.

Full age bands and failure notes are on the Suzuki Vitara MOT pass rate page.

Before you buy

  • Tread Depth — 3.3% of tests in 2024. Tyres below the 1.6mm legal limit. Budget for tyres, and treat it as a sign of how the car was maintained.
  • Position Lamps — 2.4% of tests in 2024. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
  • Stop Lamp — 2.3% of tests in 2024. A brake light out. Usually a bulb.
  • Wipers — 2.1% of tests in 2024. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.
  • Check the actual Vitara — 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 Q183,4896,274
2025 Q482,1996,286
2025 Q381,4666,164
2025 Q281,0516,168
2025 Q180,6556,173
2024 Q479,6466,263
2024 Q379,2786,408
2024 Q278,8146,470
2024 Q178,2016,515
2023 Q476,0036,497
2023 Q374,7346,437
2023 Q273,3166,429
2023 Q172,5406,404
2022 Q470,6156,424
2022 Q369,0186,407
2022 Q266,9736,439
2022 Q165,2006,451
2021 Q464,5716,406
2021 Q364,5226,384
2021 Q262,7826,454
2021 Q160,1516,486
2020 Q458,8266,497
2020 Q358,4796,486
2020 Q256,4526,513
2020 Q155,7386,559
2019 Q454,8096,446
2019 Q352,6956,347
2019 Q249,4416,313
2019 Q146,4556,273
2018 Q442,7886,270
2018 Q340,5916,224
2018 Q237,5196,200
2018 Q135,1846,221
2017 Q431,5576,305
2017 Q329,5986,211
2017 Q226,2566,228
2017 Q124,3246,019
2016 Q421,3475,863
2016 Q319,6465,694
2016 Q216,7345,582
2016 Q114,6135,501
2015 Q411,6575,295
2015 Q310,3155,222
2015 Q28,5635,108
2015 Q17,2054,912
2014 Q47,4604,756
2014 Q37,9924,697

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Common questions

How many Suzuki Vitara cars are left in the UK?

83,489 were licensed and 6,274 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Suzuki Vitara cars are SORN?

6,274 are declared SORN — 1 in 14 of the 89,763 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Vitara disappearing?

83,489 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Vitara is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 39% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 6,274 are declared SORN — 1 in 14 of the 89,763 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the Suzuki Vitara MOT pass rate?

In 2024, 83.9% of 53,615 Suzuki Vitara MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average.

What does the Vitara fail its MOT on?

The most common initial failure categories in 2024 are tread depth (3.3% of tests), position lamps (2.4% of tests), stop lamp (2.3% of tests).

Does this say whether one Vitara 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.