UK vehicle statistics / Yamaha

How many Yamaha cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 136,539 licensed and 119,924 SORN Yamaha vehicles in the UK, across 70 published model groups. That means 1 in 2 surviving Yamaha is currently off the road.

Looking at a Yamaha?

Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. Before buying, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Is the Yamaha fleet shrinking?

Adding up every published Yamaha model group: Licensed numbers peaked at 148,488 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 136,539 in 2026 Q1, down 8%. That is up 3% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 119,924 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 256,463 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Before you buy

  • Ask why it was off the road — Of the 256,463 Yamaha vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (119,924 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Check the actual Yamaha — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Rarest Yamaha models

The published Yamaha model groups with the smallest surviving populations.

  • SZR — 8 licensed, 107 SORN
  • WR 125 — 124 licensed, 1 SORN
  • ED — 7 licensed, 128 SORN
  • TEO — 16 licensed, 134 SORN
  • XQ — 9 licensed, 154 SORN

Every Yamaha model

ModelLicensedSORN
YZF13,60723,231
MT25,9279,275
GPD14,7672,637
YBR5,4568,248
FZS4,6737,128
Tracer7,8971,690
FZ4,7274,205
XVS3,6894,675
XJ3,3464,487
XT3,2034,399
XSR5,8271,506
XJR3,3793,891
WR2,9114,038
R61,4464,363
Tenere4,250763
X3,9521,036
FJR2,7241,809
XV1,1862,567
XC1,3282,376
YP1,5092,144
DT8822,586
YQ2873,058
R2,926324
YFM2,126712
TDM1,0801,356
Nmax 125 (Gpd125-A)2,35038
YN3791,908
NXC6471,546
SR4661,630
YS1,271656
YZ740835
RD818756
XP537757
Delight913350
TW200909
CS126742
VMX239545
JOG42722
NS277484
Fazer467256
MWD566115
MWS488176
TT168313
BT167288
MW233217
Tmax341101
BWS173260
TTR124296
CW33386
TZR38360
Aerox215164
TRX75302
TDR94224
FZR35253
T17185
HW101139
NEO'S18447
Niken15968
FS93132
YH20202
Vmax96124
XVZ80118
EW16174
Majesty8392
XF45126
XQ9154
TEO16134
ED7128
WR 1251241
SZR8107

How to read these numbers

Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.

Common questions

How many Yamaha cars are left in the UK?

136,539 Yamaha vehicles were licensed and 119,924 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 70 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.

Which Yamaha is rarest?

Of the published Yamaha model groups, the SZR has the smallest surviving population at 8 licensed and 107 SORN.

Is the Yamaha fleet shrinking?

Licensed numbers peaked at 148,488 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 136,539 in 2026 Q1, down 8%. That is up 3% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 119,924 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 256,463 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does a Yamaha population figure describe the car I am looking at?

No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's 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.