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How many Toyota Rav4 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 144,138 licensed and 19,077 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Toyota Rav4 generic-model group.

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Wondering whether one particular Rav4 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Rav4 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 152,659 in 2022 Q4 and stand at 144,138 in 2026 Q1, down 6%. That is down 1% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 19,077 are declared SORN — 1 in 9 of the 163,215 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.

Rav4 MOT pass rate

In 2024, 79.3% of 83,343 Toyota Rav4 MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average. Pass rate moves with age: 91.5% of cars aged 3–5 years passed first time, against 61.8% aged 15–30 years.

  • Wipers — 2.6% of tests. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.
  • Anti-roll Bars — 2.6% of tests. Worn anti-roll bar links or bushes. Inexpensive but often recurring.
  • Exhaust Emissions — 2.5% of tests. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
  • Headlamp Aim — 2.3% of tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.

Full age bands and failure notes are on the Toyota Rav4 MOT pass rate page.

Before you buy

  • Wipers — 2.6% of tests in 2024. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.
  • Anti-roll Bars — 2.6% of tests in 2024. Worn anti-roll bar links or bushes. Inexpensive but often recurring.
  • Exhaust Emissions — 2.5% of tests in 2024. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
  • Headlamp Aim — 2.3% of tests in 2024. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
  • Check the actual Rav4 — 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 Q1144,13819,077
2025 Q4145,86618,800
2025 Q3146,92118,301
2025 Q2146,75917,863
2025 Q1147,37017,519
2024 Q4148,37717,568
2024 Q3149,23117,601
2024 Q2149,60217,419
2024 Q1149,66417,080
2023 Q4150,78916,750
2023 Q3150,90316,145
2023 Q2151,03515,766
2023 Q1151,75115,415
2022 Q4152,65915,092
2022 Q3152,15114,730
2022 Q2151,79314,436
2022 Q1151,26414,206
2021 Q4149,42613,916
2021 Q3149,38613,567
2021 Q2147,41513,355
2021 Q1144,94913,278
2020 Q4143,20412,990
2020 Q3142,42212,693
2020 Q2138,98312,443
2020 Q1138,95711,998
2019 Q4138,70311,070
2019 Q3137,79010,594
2019 Q2136,57310,245
2019 Q1136,0359,694
2018 Q4137,3239,343
2018 Q3138,0988,896
2018 Q2137,7008,581
2018 Q1138,3818,114
2017 Q4138,4097,883
2017 Q3138,7037,515
2017 Q2138,4077,193
2017 Q1138,3456,581
2016 Q4138,1556,223
2016 Q3137,2745,732
2016 Q2136,4295,466
2016 Q1136,9345,065
2015 Q4136,3744,696
2015 Q3136,4534,473
2015 Q2136,1734,132
2015 Q1135,9593,702
2014 Q4135,0343,429
2014 Q3135,6423,164

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Common questions

How many Toyota Rav4 cars are left in the UK?

144,138 were licensed and 19,077 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Toyota Rav4 cars are SORN?

19,077 are declared SORN — 1 in 9 of the 163,215 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Rav4 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 152,659 in 2022 Q4 and stand at 144,138 in 2026 Q1, down 6%. That is down 1% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 19,077 are declared SORN — 1 in 9 of the 163,215 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the Toyota Rav4 MOT pass rate?

In 2024, 79.3% of 83,343 Toyota Rav4 MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average.

What does the Rav4 fail its MOT on?

The most common initial failure categories in 2024 are wipers (2.6% of tests), anti-roll bars (2.6% of tests), exhaust emissions (2.5% of tests).

Does this say whether one Rav4 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.