UK vehicle statistics / Tesla

How many Tesla Model X cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 5,900 licensed and 211 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Tesla Model X generic-model group.

Looking at a Model X?

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

Is the Model X disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 6,106 in 2021 Q1 and stand at 5,900 in 2026 Q1, down 3%. That is down 3% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 211 are declared SORN — 1 in 29 of the 6,111 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 Q15,900211
2025 Q45,984168
2025 Q36,007152
2025 Q26,002155
2025 Q16,015149
2024 Q45,953142
2024 Q35,976130
2024 Q26,014128
2024 Q15,988126
2023 Q45,986121
2023 Q36,017110
2023 Q25,966111

Other Tesla 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.