UK vehicle statistics / Toyota

How many Toyota Avensis cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 53,487 licensed and 21,709 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Toyota Avensis generic-model group.

Looking at a Avensis?

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

Is the Avensis disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 182,912 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 53,487 in 2026 Q1, down 71%. That is down 46% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 21,709 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 75,196 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 Q153,48721,709
2025 Q455,53321,427
2025 Q357,40621,100
2025 Q259,39020,872
2025 Q161,20720,760
2024 Q463,21520,876
2024 Q365,34321,033
2024 Q267,59820,966
2024 Q169,69020,793
2023 Q471,94420,439
2023 Q373,97520,074
2023 Q276,49419,722

Other Toyota models

  • Yaris — 589,782 licensed
  • Aygo — 304,265 licensed
  • Corolla — 161,406 licensed
  • Rav4 — 144,138 licensed
  • Auris — 141,760 licensed
  • C-HR — 145,993 licensed

See how many of every Toyota 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.