UK vehicle statistics / SYM

How many SYM Joymax motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 227 licensed and 95 SORN vehicles in the UK within the SYM Joymax generic-model group.

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

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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.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q122795
2025 Q422591
2025 Q323386
2025 Q223382
2025 Q123178
2024 Q422377
2024 Q322874
2024 Q222772
2024 Q122671
2023 Q422573
2023 Q322867
2023 Q223161

Other SYM models

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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.