UK vehicle statistics / Tesla

How many Tesla Model S cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 9,925 licensed and 379 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Tesla Model S generic-model group.

Looking at a Model S?

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

Is the Model S disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 10,356 in 2021 Q2 and stand at 9,925 in 2026 Q1, down 4%. That is down 3% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 379 are declared SORN — 1 in 27 of the 10,304 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

For how this model fares on test day, see its MOT pass rate and most common failures.

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 Q19,925379
2025 Q410,090290
2025 Q310,134270
2025 Q210,063278
2025 Q110,155243
2024 Q410,226214
2024 Q310,270189
2024 Q210,281182
2024 Q110,257183
2023 Q410,272166
2023 Q310,306155
2023 Q210,227139

Other Tesla models

See how many of every Tesla 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.