UK vehicle statistics / Vanden Plas
How many Vanden Plas cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 514 licensed and 417 SORN Vanden Plas vehicles in the UK, across 2 published model groups. That means 1 in 2 surviving Vanden Plas is currently off the road.
Looking at a Vanden Plas?
Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
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Is the Vanden Plas fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Vanden Plas model group: Licensed numbers peaked at 542 in 2024 Q1 and stand at 514 in 2026 Q1, down 5%. That is up 1% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 417 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 931 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Before you buy
- Ask why it was off the road — Of the 931 Vanden Plas vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (417 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
- Check the actual Vanden Plas — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.
Rarest Vanden Plas models
The published Vanden Plas model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
Every Vanden Plas model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| Princess | 417 | 298 |
| 1500 | 97 | 119 |
How to read these numbers
Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.
Common questions
How many Vanden Plas cars are left in the UK?
514 Vanden Plas vehicles were licensed and 417 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 2 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Vanden Plas is rarest?
Of the published Vanden Plas model groups, the 1500 has the smallest surviving population at 97 licensed and 119 SORN.
Is the Vanden Plas fleet shrinking?
Licensed numbers peaked at 542 in 2024 Q1 and stand at 514 in 2026 Q1, down 5%. That is up 1% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 417 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 931 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Does a Vanden Plas population figure describe the car I am looking at?
No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's 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.