AUSTIN

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HOW MANY AUSTIN ARE LEFT?

There are 32,824 AUSTIN left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 30,186 AUSTIN that are currently SORNED.

The total number of AUSTIN was highest during 1994 Q4 (1,446,755). The number taxed topped out in 1994 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 1,383,745 (96%) AUSTIN have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of AUSTIN has gained 6,999. Licensed models have fallen by 387 and the SORNed total has increased by 7,386.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 2,193 AUSTIN models. Taxed models have grown by 496 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,697.

52% of the surviving 63,010 AUSTIN in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY AUSTIN ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q41,446,75501,446,7551,446,755
1995 Q41,246,15401,246,154-200,601
1996 Q41,096,73601,096,736-149,418
1997 Q4899,3330899,333-197,403
1998 Q4678,2790678,279-221,054
1999 Q4493,5100493,510-184,769
2000 Q4335,2160335,216-158,294
2001 Q4221,4960221,496-113,720
2002 Q4144,1530144,153-77,343
2003 Q496,970096,970-47,183
2004 Q471,576071,576-25,394
2005 Q456,159056,159-15,417
2006 Q445,800045,800-10,359
2007 Q440,44120,61561,05615,256
2008 Q338,21619,87058,086-2,970
2008 Q436,83220,16656,998-1,088
2009 Q136,08419,72855,812-1,186
2009 Q236,39619,27055,666-146
2009 Q336,08419,13755,221-445
2009 Q434,88519,54654,431-790
2010 Q134,07519,10453,179-1,252
2010 Q234,67818,73353,411232
2010 Q334,46618,75053,216-195
2010 Q433,23819,19352,431-785
2011 Q132,79418,89551,689-742
2011 Q233,53818,86652,404715
2011 Q333,37919,13352,512108
2011 Q432,56819,74452,312-200
2012 Q132,22119,04551,266-1,046
2012 Q232,80418,77851,582316
2012 Q332,58618,83851,424-158
2012 Q431,95719,53351,49066
2013 Q131,91418,70850,622-868
2013 Q233,17518,35851,533911
2013 Q333,56717,57151,138-395
2013 Q432,34321,88754,2303,092
2014 Q132,27721,35053,627-603
2014 Q233,22120,97654,197570
2014 Q334,14921,67055,8191,622
2014 Q432,71422,91755,631-188
2015 Q132,55722,76855,325-306
2015 Q233,21122,80056,011686
2015 Q333,09723,40956,506495
2015 Q432,16124,64056,801295
2016 Q131,98324,72156,704-97
2016 Q232,77324,33457,107403
2016 Q332,75024,77257,522415
2016 Q431,86725,86757,734212
2017 Q131,84425,79657,640-94
2017 Q232,56126,69359,2541,614
2017 Q332,39527,15359,548294
2017 Q431,39628,24559,64193
2018 Q131,16627,99659,162-479
2018 Q232,50027,15159,651489
2018 Q332,88627,36960,255604
2018 Q432,19628,32560,521266
2019 Q132,33327,82160,154-367
2019 Q233,10127,40060,501347
2019 Q333,28427,76261,046545
2019 Q432,39128,66361,0548
2020 Q132,15128,88561,036-18
2020 Q232,32828,48960,817-219
2020 Q332,63528,74961,384567
2020 Q431,98129,53761,518134
2021 Q131,96229,33061,292-226
2021 Q232,81328,86061,673381
2021 Q332,90528,91661,821148
2021 Q432,23429,80062,034213
2022 Q132,37229,51761,889-145
2022 Q233,07029,01762,087198
2022 Q333,05029,25862,308221
2022 Q432,27330,22362,496188
2023 Q132,27129,76962,040-456
2023 Q233,27229,30762,579539
2023 Q332,95329,59562,548-31
2023 Q432,03630,52762,56315
2024 Q132,30830,21362,521-42
2024 Q233,12129,74862,869348
2024 Q333,10229,80962,91142
2024 Q432,18530,50562,690-221
2025 Q132,06330,78562,848158
2025 Q232,82430,18663,010162

How Rare Is My Car analyses 'road tax' data from the DVLA, this dataset is only available from 1994 onwards.

DVLA vehicle licensing statistics last updated 23/10/2025.