UK vehicle statistics / Triumph

How many Spitfire cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 4,635 licensed and 4,163 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Triumph Spitfire generic-model group.

Looking at a Spitfire?

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.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q14,6354,163
2025 Q44,6154,138
2025 Q34,6824,081
2025 Q24,7044,049
2025 Q14,7254,003
2024 Q44,7703,905
2024 Q34,8203,872
2024 Q24,8193,885
2024 Q14,8193,927
2023 Q44,6703,929
2023 Q34,6963,913
2023 Q24,8283,906

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.