UK vehicle statistics / Triumph

How many Triumph TR3 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 993 licensed and 229 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Triumph TR3 generic-model group.

Looking at a TR3?

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 TR3 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the TR3 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 1,013 in 2024 Q3 and stand at 993 in 2026 Q1, down 2%. The number on the road is unchanged since 2021 Q1. A further 229 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 1,222 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.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1993229
2025 Q4995225
2025 Q31,006216
2025 Q21,005211
2025 Q11,009208
2024 Q41,005200
2024 Q31,013193
2024 Q21,005192
2024 Q11,007197
2023 Q4995197
2023 Q31,001189
2023 Q21,008187

Other Triumph models

See how many of every Triumph 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.