How many Wolseley 1300 cars are left?

Name: Wolseley 1300 licensed and SORN statistics
Creator: Department for Transport and DVLA
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 68 licensed and 50 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Wolseley 1300 generic-model group.

Looking at a 1300?

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 1300 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the 1300 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 76 in 2020 Q3 and stand at 68 in 2026 Q1, down 11%. That is down 9% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 50 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 118 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.

Fuel

DfT codes every vehicle in the Wolseley 1300 generic-model group as petrol.

Before you buy

Ask why it was off the road — Of the 118 1300 vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (50 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual 1300 — 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.

Quarter	Licensed	SORN
2026 Q1	68	50
2025 Q4	68	51
2025 Q3	71	50
2025 Q2	69	52
2025 Q1	70	49
2024 Q4	73	45
2024 Q3	73	46
2024 Q2	74	47
2024 Q1	75	46
2023 Q4	72	48
2023 Q3	70	48
2023 Q2	71	49
2023 Q1	72	48
2022 Q4	71	46
2022 Q3	74	46
2022 Q2	74	45
2022 Q1	72	46
2021 Q4	70	48
2021 Q3	67	47
2021 Q2	72	46
2021 Q1	75	42
2020 Q4	75	42
2020 Q3	76	41
2020 Q2	76	40
2020 Q1	72	44
2019 Q4	73	44
2019 Q3	74	43
2019 Q2	73	43
2019 Q1	68	46
2018 Q4	69	46
2018 Q3	69	46
2018 Q2	64	47
2018 Q1	57	54
2017 Q4	58	55
2017 Q3	58	54
2017 Q2	65	50
2017 Q1	61	48
2016 Q4	61	48
2016 Q3	63	46
2016 Q2	61	47
2016 Q1	62	48
2015 Q4	62	46
2015 Q3	67	40
2015 Q2	61	41
2015 Q1	62	42
2014 Q4	61	42
2014 Q3	63	40

Other Wolseley models

1500 — 534 licensed
Hornet — 459 licensed
16/60 — 201 licensed
4/44 — 146 licensed
15/50 — 113 licensed
18/85 — 90 licensed

See how many of every Wolseley model are left

Common questions

How many Wolseley 1300 cars are left in the UK?

68 were licensed and 50 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Wolseley 1300 cars are SORN?

50 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 118 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the 1300 disappearing?

What fuel is the 1300 coded as?

DfT codes every vehicle in the Wolseley 1300 generic-model group as petrol.

Does this say whether one 1300 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.