UK vehicle statistics / SYM

How many SYM Maxsym motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 78 licensed and 48 SORN vehicles in the UK within the SYM Maxsym generic-model group.

Looking at a Maxsym?

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

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Is the Maxsym disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 107 in 2019 Q2 and stand at 78 in 2026 Q1, down 27%. That is down 7% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 48 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 126 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 Q17848
2025 Q47450
2025 Q38041
2025 Q27740
2025 Q17342
2024 Q48036
2024 Q38333
2024 Q27935
2024 Q18434
2023 Q48235
2023 Q38923
2023 Q29024

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.