How many Wolseley SIX cars are left?

Name: Wolseley SIX 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 57 licensed and 56 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Wolseley SIX generic-model group.

Looking at a SIX?

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

Is the SIX disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 67 in 2024 Q1 and stand at 57 in 2026 Q1, down 15%. That is down 2% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 56 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 113 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 SIX generic-model group as petrol.

Before you buy

Ask why it was off the road — Of the 113 SIX vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (56 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual SIX — 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	57	56
2025 Q4	58	54
2025 Q3	61	52
2025 Q2	60	52
2025 Q1	61	52
2024 Q4	59	51
2024 Q3	64	46
2024 Q2	65	45
2024 Q1	67	43
2023 Q4	65	45
2023 Q3	61	47
2023 Q2	60	50
2023 Q1	61	50
2022 Q4	61	50
2022 Q3	60	51
2022 Q2	60	51
2022 Q1	60	50
2021 Q4	58	50
2021 Q3	57	51
2021 Q2	57	51
2021 Q1	58	50
2020 Q4	59	50
2020 Q3	58	50
2020 Q2	53	51
2020 Q1	54	51
2019 Q4	55	50
2019 Q3	55	50
2019 Q2	54	48
2019 Q1	54	49
2018 Q4	54	49
2018 Q3	52	50
2018 Q2	47	50
2018 Q1	43	55
2017 Q4	43	54
2017 Q3	44	53
2017 Q2	46	51
2017 Q1	47	47
2016 Q4	49	47
2016 Q3	49	45
2016 Q2	46	47
2016 Q1	49	46
2015 Q4	49	46
2015 Q3	46	46
2015 Q2	48	42
2015 Q1	48	41
2014 Q4	47	40
2014 Q3	47	39

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 SIX cars are left in the UK?

57 were licensed and 56 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Wolseley SIX cars are SORN?

56 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 113 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the SIX disappearing?

What fuel is the SIX coded as?

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

Does this say whether one SIX 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.