UK vehicle statistics / SYM

How many SYM JET motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 4,225 licensed and 4,403 SORN vehicles in the UK within the SYM JET generic-model group.

Looking at a JET?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

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Is the JET disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 4,297 in 2025 Q4 and stand at 4,225 in 2026 Q1, down 2%. That is up 32% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 4,403 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 8,628 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 8,628 JET vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (4,403 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Check the actual JET — 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 Q14,2254,403
2025 Q44,2974,310
2025 Q34,2704,264
2025 Q24,1964,242
2025 Q14,0904,308
2024 Q44,1334,307
2024 Q34,1693,906
2024 Q24,1463,855
2024 Q14,1013,803
2023 Q44,1433,726
2023 Q34,1793,600
2023 Q24,1093,533
2023 Q14,0963,487
2022 Q44,0563,412
2022 Q34,0023,289
2022 Q23,8293,220
2022 Q13,7813,198
2021 Q43,6933,171
2021 Q33,5893,076
2021 Q23,4283,032
2021 Q13,1982,985
2020 Q43,2732,952
2020 Q33,0802,914
2020 Q22,9332,892
2020 Q12,8872,942
2019 Q42,9652,847
2019 Q32,9832,809
2019 Q22,9372,740
2019 Q12,9322,724
2018 Q42,9232,702
2018 Q32,9382,611
2018 Q22,8952,554
2018 Q12,8282,554
2017 Q42,8342,496
2017 Q32,9052,390
2017 Q22,8962,376
2017 Q12,9442,289
2016 Q43,0622,242
2016 Q33,0562,107
2016 Q23,1872,004
2016 Q13,3051,952
2015 Q43,3951,923
2015 Q33,4781,824
2015 Q23,5501,765
2015 Q13,6301,714
2014 Q43,7161,635
2014 Q33,9671,528

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Common questions

How many SYM JET motorcycles are left in the UK?

4,225 were licensed and 4,403 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many SYM JET motorcycles are SORN?

4,403 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 8,628 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the JET disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 4,297 in 2025 Q4 and stand at 4,225 in 2026 Q1, down 2%. That is up 32% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 4,403 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 8,628 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does this say whether one JET 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.