UK vehicle statistics / VDL
How many VDL cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 633 licensed and 12 SORN VDL vehicles in the UK, across 3 published model groups. That means 1 in 54 surviving VDL is currently off the road.
Looking at a VDL?
Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
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Is the VDL fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published VDL model group: 633 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the VDL range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 56% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 12 are declared SORN — 1 in 54 of the 645 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Rarest VDL models
The published VDL model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
Every VDL model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| Futura | 414 | 7 |
| Sb200 | 121 | 2 |
| Vutura | 98 | 3 |
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 VDL cars are left in the UK?
633 VDL vehicles were licensed and 12 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 3 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which VDL is rarest?
Of the published VDL model groups, the Vutura has the smallest surviving population at 98 licensed and 3 SORN.
Is the VDL fleet shrinking?
633 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the VDL range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 56% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 12 are declared SORN — 1 in 54 of the 645 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Does a VDL 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.