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.

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

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.

Recent quarterly trend

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

Other SYM models

See how many of every SYM model are left

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.