UK vehicle statistics / SYM

How many SYM Cruisym motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 117 licensed and 11 SORN vehicles in the UK within the SYM Cruisym generic-model group.

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Is the Cruisym disappearing?

117 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Cruisym is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 144% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 11 are declared SORN — 1 in 12 of the 128 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 and when it shows up in the statistics

DfT codes every vehicle in the SYM Cruisym generic-model group as petrol.

SYM Cruisym first appears in the published DfT series in 2017 Q3. Earlier quarters in this file do not include it, so that quarter is not a production start date.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

Every quarter DfT has published for this model group, newest first.

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q111711
2025 Q41177
2025 Q39910
2025 Q29912
2025 Q19514
2024 Q49613
2024 Q31048
2024 Q21036
2024 Q19710
2023 Q49610
2023 Q39210
2023 Q2779
2023 Q17210
2022 Q4656
2022 Q3603
2022 Q2462
2022 Q1443
2021 Q4453
2021 Q3472
2021 Q2473
2021 Q1483
2020 Q4483
2020 Q3493
2020 Q2463
2020 Q1443
2019 Q4423
2019 Q3443
2019 Q2324
2019 Q1271
2018 Q4231
2018 Q3211
2018 Q2140
2018 Q160
2017 Q450
2017 Q340
2017 Q200
2017 Q100
2016 Q400
2016 Q300
2016 Q200
2016 Q100
2015 Q400
2015 Q300
2015 Q200
2015 Q100
2014 Q400
2014 Q300

Other SYM models

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Common questions

How many SYM Cruisym motorcycles are left in the UK?

117 were licensed and 11 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many SYM Cruisym motorcycles are SORN?

11 are declared SORN — 1 in 12 of the 128 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Cruisym disappearing?

117 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Cruisym is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 144% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 11 are declared SORN — 1 in 12 of the 128 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What fuel is the Cruisym coded as?

DfT codes every vehicle in the SYM Cruisym generic-model group as petrol.

When does the Cruisym appear in the UK statistics?

SYM Cruisym first appears in the published DfT series in 2017 Q3. Earlier quarters in this file do not include it, so that quarter is not a production start date.

Does this say whether one Cruisym 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.