How many SYM Joymax motorcycles are left?

Name: SYM Joymax 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 227 licensed and 95 SORN vehicles in the UK within the SYM Joymax generic-model group.

Looking at a Joymax?

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

Is the Joymax disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 235 in 2022 Q4 and stand at 227 in 2026 Q1, down 3%. That is up 31% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 95 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 322 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 SYM Joymax generic-model group as petrol.

Before you buy

Ask why it was off the road — Of the 322 Joymax vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 3 is SORN (95 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual Joymax — 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	227	95
2025 Q4	225	91
2025 Q3	233	86
2025 Q2	233	82
2025 Q1	231	78
2024 Q4	223	77
2024 Q3	228	74
2024 Q2	227	72
2024 Q1	226	71
2023 Q4	225	73
2023 Q3	228	67
2023 Q2	231	61
2023 Q1	230	63
2022 Q4	235	59
2022 Q3	235	54
2022 Q2	221	51
2022 Q1	219	50
2021 Q4	209	46
2021 Q3	205	42
2021 Q2	177	37
2021 Q1	173	42
2020 Q4	180	45
2020 Q3	180	45
2020 Q2	187	43
2020 Q1	185	49
2019 Q4	198	43
2019 Q3	208	38
2019 Q2	209	41
2019 Q1	213	38
2018 Q4	225	31
2018 Q3	232	20
2018 Q2	229	23
2018 Q1	220	30
2017 Q4	224	27
2017 Q3	223	26
2017 Q2	216	22
2017 Q1	212	21
2016 Q4	212	15
2016 Q3	197	9
2016 Q2	182	8
2016 Q1	169	10
2015 Q4	158	7
2015 Q3	143	2
2015 Q2	144	2
2015 Q1	123	2
2014 Q4	105	2
2014 Q3	93	1

Other SYM models

JET — 4,225 licensed
Symply — 362 licensed
Fiddle — 571 licensed
Symphony — 536 licensed
Mask — 668 licensed
Orbit — 787 licensed

See how many of every SYM model are left

Common questions

How many SYM Joymax motorcycles are left in the UK?

227 were licensed and 95 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many SYM Joymax motorcycles are SORN?

95 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 322 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Joymax disappearing?

What fuel is the Joymax coded as?

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

Does this say whether one Joymax 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.