DAF TRUCKS

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HOW MANY DAF TRUCKS ARE LEFT?

There are 139,696 DAF TRUCKS left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 46,256 DAF TRUCKS that are currently SORNED.

The total number of DAF TRUCKS was highest during 2024 Q3 (187,505). The number taxed topped out in 2023 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q3.

Since the total peaked, some 1,553 (1%) DAF TRUCKS have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of DAF TRUCKS has gained 60,254. Licensed models have increased by 22,900 and the SORNed total has increased by 37,354.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 27,630 DAF TRUCKS models. Taxed models have grown by 14,784 and the SORNed total has increased by 12,846.

75% of the surviving 185,952 DAF TRUCKS in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY DAF TRUCKS ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q41,00801,0081,008
1995 Q49130913-95
1996 Q48800880-33
1997 Q48340834-46
1998 Q47640764-70
1999 Q46850685-79
2000 Q49,83409,8349,149
2001 Q419,794019,7949,960
2002 Q430,549030,54910,755
2003 Q441,028041,02810,479
2004 Q453,066053,06612,038
2005 Q464,809064,80911,743
2006 Q476,469076,46911,660
2007 Q484,7651,66686,4319,962
2008 Q390,7452,54093,2856,854
2008 Q490,9533,62794,5801,295
2009 Q191,1734,67995,8521,272
2009 Q292,0874,89696,9831,131
2009 Q393,9674,62798,5941,611
2009 Q493,9794,40098,379-215
2010 Q194,2504,47298,722343
2010 Q295,3963,82799,223501
2010 Q396,4873,795100,2821,059
2010 Q496,7694,001100,770488
2011 Q196,9084,145101,053283
2011 Q297,8464,240102,0861,033
2011 Q398,5894,358102,947861
2011 Q499,2304,858104,0881,141
2012 Q199,7665,432105,1981,110
2012 Q2101,0385,339106,3771,179
2012 Q3101,9755,385107,360983
2012 Q4102,3535,593107,946586
2013 Q1102,8925,769108,661715
2013 Q2104,0355,702109,7371,076
2013 Q3105,7555,445111,2001,463
2013 Q4108,1737,819115,9924,792
2014 Q1107,8627,472115,334-658
2014 Q2109,0866,923116,009675
2014 Q3114,3787,120121,4985,489
2014 Q4115,0097,831122,8401,342
2015 Q1115,6168,246123,8621,022
2015 Q2116,7968,902125,6981,836
2015 Q3117,8219,591127,4121,714
2015 Q4118,79210,763129,5552,143
2016 Q1120,07111,674131,7452,190
2016 Q2121,95611,999133,9552,210
2016 Q3123,30212,633135,9351,980
2016 Q4125,37013,641139,0113,076
2017 Q1125,56314,937140,5001,489
2017 Q2126,68516,122142,8072,307
2017 Q3127,85416,461144,3151,508
2017 Q4128,42817,641146,0691,754
2018 Q1127,97618,390146,366297
2018 Q2128,57319,219147,7921,426
2018 Q3129,13619,871149,0071,215
2018 Q4129,53021,366150,8961,889
2019 Q1129,83621,974151,810914
2019 Q2131,53123,246154,7772,967
2019 Q3131,16524,443155,608831
2019 Q4132,21225,860158,0722,464
2020 Q1125,37233,397158,769697
2020 Q2124,91233,410158,322-447
2020 Q3128,73131,193159,9241,602
2020 Q4130,69031,775162,4652,541
2021 Q1131,62732,025163,6521,187
2021 Q2134,61431,686166,3002,648
2021 Q3135,33332,252167,5851,285
2021 Q4136,13033,432169,5621,977
2022 Q1136,61334,309170,9221,360
2022 Q2138,02434,953172,9772,055
2022 Q3138,82936,002174,8311,854
2022 Q4140,14137,408177,5492,718
2023 Q1140,99338,446179,4391,890
2023 Q2141,66039,831181,4912,052
2023 Q3142,05041,225183,2751,784
2023 Q4141,94443,117185,0611,786
2024 Q1140,90544,984185,889828
2024 Q2140,76046,279187,0391,150
2024 Q3140,72046,785187,505466
2024 Q4140,64545,402186,047-1,458
2025 Q1139,44745,232184,679-1,368
2025 Q2139,69646,256185,9521,273

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.