How many Wolseley 15/50 cars are left?

Name: Wolseley 15/50 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 113 licensed and 46 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Wolseley 15/50 generic-model group.

Looking at a 15/50?

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 15/50 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the 15/50 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 123 in 2015 Q1 and stand at 113 in 2026 Q1, down 8%. That is up 4% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 46 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 159 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 159 15/50 vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 3 is SORN (46 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual 15/50 — 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	113	46
2025 Q4	111	46
2025 Q3	111	47
2025 Q2	110	48
2025 Q1	110	48
2024 Q4	110	45
2024 Q3	112	45
2024 Q2	116	43
2024 Q1	118	43
2023 Q4	118	43
2023 Q3	117	43
2023 Q2	118	41
2023 Q1	116	40
2022 Q4	118	41
2022 Q3	115	43
2022 Q2	117	44
2022 Q1	116	46
2021 Q4	112	46
2021 Q3	109	49
2021 Q2	112	47
2021 Q1	109	51
2020 Q4	111	47
2020 Q3	113	44
2020 Q2	115	42
2020 Q1	115	43
2019 Q4	114	42
2019 Q3	115	42
2019 Q2	118	38
2019 Q1	119	34
2018 Q4	118	33
2018 Q3	116	34
2018 Q2	114	34
2018 Q1	111	37
2017 Q4	111	35
2017 Q3	114	33
2017 Q2	110	36
2017 Q1	116	27
2016 Q4	115	26
2016 Q3	116	24
2016 Q2	117	21
2016 Q1	118	22
2015 Q4	120	20
2015 Q3	117	22
2015 Q2	118	20
2015 Q1	123	19
2014 Q4	123	18
2014 Q3	122	18

Other Wolseley models

1500 — 534 licensed
Hornet — 459 licensed
16/60 — 201 licensed
4/44 — 146 licensed
18/85 — 90 licensed
6/110 — 101 licensed

See how many of every Wolseley model are left

Common questions

How many Wolseley 15/50 cars are left in the UK?

113 were licensed and 46 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Wolseley 15/50 cars are SORN?

46 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 159 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the 15/50 disappearing?

Does this say whether one 15/50 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.