How many Wolseley 4/44 cars are left?

Name: Wolseley 4/44 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 146 licensed and 70 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Wolseley 4/44 generic-model group.

Looking at a 4/44?

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

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Wondering whether one particular 4/44 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the 4/44 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 170 in 2016 Q2 and stand at 146 in 2026 Q1, down 14%. That is down 8% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 70 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 216 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 216 4/44 vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 3 is SORN (70 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual 4/44 — 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	146	70
2025 Q4	147	68
2025 Q3	148	67
2025 Q2	152	63
2025 Q1	151	64
2024 Q4	151	63
2024 Q3	154	60
2024 Q2	155	58
2024 Q1	154	59
2023 Q4	154	58
2023 Q3	155	58
2023 Q2	154	57
2023 Q1	156	55
2022 Q4	156	54
2022 Q3	160	51
2022 Q2	162	48
2022 Q1	161	50
2021 Q4	157	52
2021 Q3	156	52
2021 Q2	158	49
2021 Q1	159	49
2020 Q4	159	48
2020 Q3	158	46
2020 Q2	159	45
2020 Q1	160	45
2019 Q4	160	45
2019 Q3	159	48
2019 Q2	165	43
2019 Q1	164	45
2018 Q4	164	44
2018 Q3	167	43
2018 Q2	168	42
2018 Q1	166	43
2017 Q4	168	41
2017 Q3	167	40
2017 Q2	169	37
2017 Q1	165	40
2016 Q4	165	37
2016 Q3	166	36
2016 Q2	170	30
2016 Q1	168	30
2015 Q4	166	30
2015 Q3	166	30
2015 Q2	168	27
2015 Q1	168	27
2014 Q4	165	28
2014 Q3	170	24

Other Wolseley models

1500 — 534 licensed
Hornet — 459 licensed
16/60 — 201 licensed
15/50 — 113 licensed
18/85 — 90 licensed
6/110 — 101 licensed

See how many of every Wolseley model are left

Common questions

How many Wolseley 4/44 cars are left in the UK?

146 were licensed and 70 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Wolseley 4/44 cars are SORN?

70 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 216 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the 4/44 disappearing?

Does this say whether one 4/44 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.