UK vehicle statistics / Yamaha

How many Yamaha MWD cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 566 licensed and 115 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Yamaha MWD generic-model group.

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Is the MWD disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 611 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 566 in 2026 Q1, down 7%. That is up 301% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 115 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 681 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 and when it shows up in the statistics

DfT codes every vehicle in the Yamaha MWD generic-model group as petrol.

Yamaha MWD first appears in the published DfT series in 2020 Q3. Earlier quarters in this file do not include it, so that quarter is not a production start date.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

Every quarter DfT has published for this model group, newest first.

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1566115
2025 Q4579104
2025 Q360583
2025 Q261181
2025 Q1558106
2024 Q455795
2024 Q357164
2024 Q255650
2024 Q152852
2023 Q448956
2023 Q347747
2023 Q241435
2023 Q134230
2022 Q434925
2022 Q336714
2022 Q237310
2022 Q13198
2021 Q426412
2021 Q32355
2021 Q21874
2021 Q11412
2020 Q41110
2020 Q3670
2020 Q200
2020 Q100
2019 Q400
2019 Q300
2019 Q200
2019 Q100
2018 Q400
2018 Q300
2018 Q200
2018 Q100
2017 Q400
2017 Q300
2017 Q200
2017 Q100
2016 Q400
2016 Q300
2016 Q200
2016 Q100
2015 Q400
2015 Q300
2015 Q200
2015 Q100
2014 Q400
2014 Q300

Other Yamaha models

  • YZF — 13,607 licensed
  • MT — 25,927 licensed
  • GPD — 14,767 licensed
  • YBR — 5,456 licensed
  • FZS — 4,673 licensed
  • Tracer — 7,897 licensed

See how many of every Yamaha model are left

Common questions

How many Yamaha MWD cars are left in the UK?

566 were licensed and 115 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Yamaha MWD cars are SORN?

115 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 681 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the MWD disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 611 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 566 in 2026 Q1, down 7%. That is up 301% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 115 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 681 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What fuel is the MWD coded as?

DfT codes every vehicle in the Yamaha MWD generic-model group as petrol.

When does the MWD appear in the UK statistics?

Yamaha MWD first appears in the published DfT series in 2020 Q3. Earlier quarters in this file do not include it, so that quarter is not a production start date.

Does this say whether one MWD 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.