UK vehicle statistics / Yamaha

How many Yamaha R motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 2,926 licensed and 324 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Yamaha R generic-model group.

Looking at a R?

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Is the R disappearing?

2,926 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the R is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 146200% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 324 are declared SORN — 1 in 10 of the 3,250 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 R generic-model group as petrol.

Yamaha R first appears in the published DfT series in 2021 Q1. 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 Q12,926324
2025 Q42,784282
2025 Q32,650222
2025 Q22,389201
2025 Q11,999172
2024 Q41,690149
2024 Q31,454101
2024 Q21,13378
2024 Q192871
2023 Q485854
2023 Q375439
2023 Q265929
2023 Q156623
2022 Q451621
2022 Q345710
2022 Q23434
2022 Q11972
2021 Q4851
2021 Q3300
2021 Q2190
2021 Q120
2020 Q400
2020 Q300
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 R motorcycles are left in the UK?

2,926 were licensed and 324 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Yamaha R motorcycles are SORN?

324 are declared SORN — 1 in 10 of the 3,250 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the R disappearing?

2,926 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the R is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 146200% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 324 are declared SORN — 1 in 10 of the 3,250 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What fuel is the R coded as?

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

When does the R appear in the UK statistics?

Yamaha R first appears in the published DfT series in 2021 Q1. Earlier quarters in this file do not include it, so that quarter is not a production start date.

Does this say whether one R 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.