UK vehicle statistics / VAN OS Medical

How many VAN OS Medical Mobility Vehicle cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 3,062 licensed and 1 SORN vehicles in the UK within the VAN OS Medical Mobility Vehicle 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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Is the Mobility Vehicle disappearing?

3,062 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Mobility Vehicle is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them.

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 Q13,0621
2025 Q42,8450
2025 Q33,0000
2025 Q22,7200
2025 Q12,3660
2024 Q42,0710
2024 Q31,7320
2024 Q21,3210
2024 Q19940
2023 Q47260
2023 Q35150
2023 Q21910

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.