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How many Toyota Hiace cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 11,591 licensed and 5,785 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Toyota Hiace generic-model group.

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

Is the Hiace disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 31,278 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 11,591 in 2026 Q1, down 63%. That is down 38% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 5,785 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 17,376 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.

Hiace MOT pass rate

In 2024, 63.9% of 5,975 Toyota Hiace MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average. Pass rate moves with age: 72.4% of cars aged 6–9 years passed first time, against 63.2% aged 15–30 years.

  • Component Mounting Prescribed Areas — 7.2% of tests. Corrosion near a mounting point for a tested component. This is the kind of rust that gets expensive — inspect it.
  • Position Lamps — 5.9% of tests. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
  • Stop Lamp — 4.6% of tests. A brake light out. Usually a bulb.
  • Wipers — 4.5% of tests. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.

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

Before you buy

  • Component Mounting Prescribed Areas — 7.2% of tests in 2024. Corrosion near a mounting point for a tested component. This is the kind of rust that gets expensive — inspect it.
  • Position Lamps — 5.9% of tests in 2024. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
  • Stop Lamp — 4.6% of tests in 2024. A brake light out. Usually a bulb.
  • Wipers — 4.5% of tests in 2024. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.
  • Ask why it was off the road — Of the 17,376 Hiace vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 3 is SORN (5,785 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Budget for a shrinking fleet — Licensed numbers are down 63% from the 2014 Q3 peak of 31,278. Fewer cars on the road usually means fewer donor parts and fewer specialists.
  • Check the actual Hiace — 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 Q111,5915,785
2025 Q411,9575,706
2025 Q312,4445,448
2025 Q212,7455,377
2025 Q112,9555,431
2024 Q413,2855,460
2024 Q313,8715,425
2024 Q214,2305,413
2024 Q114,4395,441
2023 Q414,8115,381
2023 Q315,3745,141
2023 Q215,8795,006
2023 Q115,9875,040
2022 Q416,3405,054
2022 Q316,8284,789
2022 Q217,1854,700
2022 Q117,3574,745
2021 Q417,7454,715
2021 Q318,2924,440
2021 Q218,6374,426
2021 Q118,5924,545
2020 Q419,0074,527
2020 Q319,6094,266
2020 Q219,7054,283
2020 Q120,1784,377
2019 Q420,9024,036
2019 Q321,5373,750
2019 Q222,0223,574
2019 Q122,3193,602
2018 Q422,8533,610
2018 Q323,4963,307
2018 Q223,9253,211
2018 Q124,2453,270
2017 Q424,8093,216
2017 Q325,5602,904
2017 Q226,0232,795
2017 Q126,3442,773
2016 Q426,8322,774
2016 Q327,3552,435
2016 Q227,8972,308
2016 Q128,1612,469
2015 Q428,5682,363
2015 Q329,1882,080
2015 Q229,5941,967
2015 Q129,8541,977
2014 Q430,3581,974
2014 Q331,2781,651

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Common questions

How many Toyota Hiace cars are left in the UK?

11,591 were licensed and 5,785 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Toyota Hiace cars are SORN?

5,785 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 17,376 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Hiace disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 31,278 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 11,591 in 2026 Q1, down 63%. That is down 38% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 5,785 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 17,376 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the Toyota Hiace MOT pass rate?

In 2024, 63.9% of 5,975 Toyota Hiace MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average.

What does the Hiace fail its MOT on?

The most common initial failure categories in 2024 are component mounting prescribed areas (7.2% of tests), position lamps (5.9% of tests), stop lamp (4.6% of tests).

Does this say whether one Hiace 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.