UK vehicle statistics / Vespa (Douglas)

How many Vespa (Douglas) Px125e motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 135 licensed and 229 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Vespa (Douglas) Px125e generic-model group.

Looking at a Px125e?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

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Is the Px125e disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 170 in 2017 Q3 and stand at 135 in 2026 Q1, down 21%. That is down 8% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 229 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 364 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.

Before you buy

  • Ask why it was off the road — Of the 364 Px125e vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (229 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Check the actual Px125e — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

Every quarter DfT has published for this model group, newest first.

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1135229
2025 Q4130229
2025 Q3131224
2025 Q2137215
2025 Q1131217
2024 Q4137210
2024 Q3140209
2024 Q2137209
2024 Q1128215
2023 Q4136214
2023 Q3137209
2023 Q2148203
2023 Q1143205
2022 Q4142211
2022 Q3140206
2022 Q2139205
2022 Q1148203
2021 Q4142208
2021 Q3143201
2021 Q2145196
2021 Q1146193
2020 Q4148189
2020 Q3148186
2020 Q2138190
2020 Q1140199
2019 Q4141202
2019 Q3142195
2019 Q2138190
2019 Q1149194
2018 Q4151191
2018 Q3155182
2018 Q2157172
2018 Q1149175
2017 Q4158175
2017 Q3170157
2017 Q2169156
2017 Q1159153
2016 Q4157149
2016 Q3155144
2016 Q2155140
2016 Q1164138
2015 Q4167136
2015 Q3165134
2015 Q2158130
2015 Q1150130
2014 Q4152127
2014 Q3162117

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Common questions

How many Vespa (Douglas) Px125e motorcycles are left in the UK?

135 were licensed and 229 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Vespa (Douglas) Px125e motorcycles are SORN?

229 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 364 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Px125e disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 170 in 2017 Q3 and stand at 135 in 2026 Q1, down 21%. That is down 8% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 229 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 364 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does this say whether one Px125e is a good buy?

No. These are population figures for the model group. Enter that vehicle's registration for its 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.