UK vehicle statistics / Toyota

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?

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 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.

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 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

Other Toyota models

  • Yaris — 589,782 licensed
  • Aygo — 304,265 licensed
  • Rav4 — 144,138 licensed
  • Auris — 141,760 licensed
  • C-HR — 145,993 licensed
  • Prius — 126,090 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.