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How many Toyota Corolla cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 161,406 licensed and 25,114 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Toyota Corolla generic-model group.

Looking at a Corolla?

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Wondering whether one particular Corolla is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Corolla disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 190,145 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 161,406 in 2026 Q1, down 15%. That is up 24% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 25,114 are declared SORN — 1 in 7 of the 186,520 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.

Corolla MOT pass rate

In 2024, 66.1% of 68,434 Toyota Corolla MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average. Pass rate moves with age: 88.5% of cars aged 3–5 years passed first time, against 59.4% aged 15–30 years.

  • Headlamp Aim — 6.4% of tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
  • Brake Performance — 6.1% of tests. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
  • Headlamps — 5.4% of tests. A headlight fault, from a blown bulb to a failed unit.
  • Position Lamps — 4.9% of tests. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.

Full age bands and failure notes are on the Toyota Corolla MOT pass rate page.

Before you buy

  • Headlamp Aim — 6.4% of tests in 2024. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
  • Brake Performance — 6.1% of tests in 2024. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
  • Headlamps — 5.4% of tests in 2024. A headlight fault, from a blown bulb to a failed unit.
  • Position Lamps — 4.9% of tests in 2024. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
  • Check the actual Corolla — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

Every quarter DfT has published for this model group, newest first.

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1161,40625,114
2025 Q4159,84324,738
2025 Q3158,67824,284
2025 Q2156,48724,684
2025 Q1154,78924,428
2024 Q4153,74424,268
2024 Q3153,47324,148
2024 Q2152,81324,027
2024 Q1151,52323,749
2023 Q4150,23723,365
2023 Q3147,55322,233
2023 Q2144,70721,756
2023 Q1143,49721,563
2022 Q4142,23421,217
2022 Q3140,99320,700
2022 Q2138,72520,468
2022 Q1136,99620,511
2021 Q4134,86820,260
2021 Q3133,84519,812
2021 Q2131,93719,571
2021 Q1130,28719,825
2020 Q4129,73919,332
2020 Q3129,44618,496
2020 Q2125,77318,076
2020 Q1127,87917,407
2019 Q4126,71216,290
2019 Q3127,63615,476
2019 Q2126,29514,917
2019 Q1125,97814,545
2018 Q4127,34414,251
2018 Q3130,87613,637
2018 Q2134,83113,161
2018 Q1138,67712,919
2017 Q4142,89712,633
2017 Q3146,77212,006
2017 Q2150,68311,654
2017 Q1154,15211,143
2016 Q4158,18510,787
2016 Q3160,69010,050
2016 Q2164,8779,430
2016 Q1168,5489,305
2015 Q4171,9458,636
2015 Q3175,2197,852
2015 Q2178,7237,399
2015 Q1182,0436,987
2014 Q4185,6326,602
2014 Q3190,1455,905

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Common questions

How many Toyota Corolla cars are left in the UK?

161,406 were licensed and 25,114 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Toyota Corolla cars are SORN?

25,114 are declared SORN — 1 in 7 of the 186,520 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Corolla disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 190,145 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 161,406 in 2026 Q1, down 15%. That is up 24% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 25,114 are declared SORN — 1 in 7 of the 186,520 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the Toyota Corolla MOT pass rate?

In 2024, 66.1% of 68,434 Toyota Corolla MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average.

What does the Corolla fail its MOT on?

The most common initial failure categories in 2024 are headlamp aim (6.4% of tests), brake performance (6.1% of tests), headlamps (5.4% of tests).

Does this say whether one Corolla is a good buy?

No. These are population figures for the model group. Enter that vehicle's registration for its own free MOT, tax and mileage record.

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.