UK vehicle statistics / SYM

How many SYM Mask motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 668 licensed and 482 SORN vehicles in the UK within the SYM Mask generic-model group.

Looking at a Mask?

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

Is the Mask disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 844 in 2022 Q4 and stand at 668 in 2026 Q1, down 21%. That is up 9% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 482 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 1,150 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 Q1668482
2025 Q4720454
2025 Q3742441
2025 Q2768427
2025 Q1792410
2024 Q4819381
2024 Q3840344
2024 Q2817332
2024 Q1822321
2023 Q4841305
2023 Q3836291
2023 Q2843274

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.