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How many Toyota Yaris cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 589,782 licensed and 27,866 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Toyota Yaris generic-model group.

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Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

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

Is the Yaris disappearing?

589,782 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Yaris is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 21% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 27,866 are declared SORN — 1 in 22 of the 617,648 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.

Yaris MOT pass rate

In 2024, 71.3% of 405,338 Toyota Yaris MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average. Pass rate moves with age: 87.3% of cars aged 3–5 years passed first time, against 56.9% aged 15–30 years.

  • Position Lamps — 4.3% of tests. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
  • Headlamp Aim — 3.7% of tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
  • Wipers — 3.5% of tests. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.
  • Headlamps — 3.4% of tests. A headlight fault, from a blown bulb to a failed unit.

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

Before you buy

  • Position Lamps — 4.3% of tests in 2024. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
  • Headlamp Aim — 3.7% of tests in 2024. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
  • Wipers — 3.5% of tests in 2024. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.
  • Headlamps — 3.4% of tests in 2024. A headlight fault, from a blown bulb to a failed unit.
  • Check the actual Yaris — 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 Q1589,78227,866
2025 Q4585,02027,069
2025 Q3581,13326,090
2025 Q2576,55025,711
2025 Q1572,34725,334
2024 Q4566,91024,544
2024 Q3561,81024,063
2024 Q2554,95223,524
2024 Q1548,27523,352
2023 Q4542,14422,623
2023 Q3536,17821,626
2023 Q2530,15621,007
2023 Q1522,47420,661
2022 Q4516,01320,408
2022 Q3509,67819,804
2022 Q2504,52719,430
2022 Q1499,91519,533
2021 Q4495,50119,443
2021 Q3495,00619,158
2021 Q2491,43719,070
2021 Q1486,42319,438
2020 Q4485,10518,598
2020 Q3486,00917,801
2020 Q2484,49117,830
2020 Q1485,14716,980
2019 Q4488,61615,462
2019 Q3489,74714,841
2019 Q2488,43313,993
2019 Q1485,83113,505
2018 Q4481,43613,171
2018 Q3480,32712,516
2018 Q2476,65312,237
2018 Q1475,47912,067
2017 Q4473,70911,911
2017 Q3473,32411,216
2017 Q2469,98310,930
2017 Q1467,99110,292
2016 Q4465,1899,668
2016 Q3461,0378,866
2016 Q2457,2568,203
2016 Q1453,5927,721
2015 Q4448,1116,813
2015 Q3444,5766,173
2015 Q2439,1875,568
2015 Q1435,0695,089
2014 Q4428,6874,472
2014 Q3429,2473,762

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Common questions

How many Toyota Yaris cars are left in the UK?

589,782 were licensed and 27,866 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Toyota Yaris cars are SORN?

27,866 are declared SORN — 1 in 22 of the 617,648 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Yaris disappearing?

589,782 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Yaris is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 21% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 27,866 are declared SORN — 1 in 22 of the 617,648 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the Toyota Yaris MOT pass rate?

In 2024, 71.3% of 405,338 Toyota Yaris MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average.

What does the Yaris fail its MOT on?

The most common initial failure categories in 2024 are position lamps (4.3% of tests), headlamp aim (3.7% of tests), wipers (3.5% of tests).

Does this say whether one Yaris 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.