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HOW MANY JCB 538 ARE LEFT?

There are 1,780 JCB 538 left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 15 JCB 538 that are currently SORNED.

There are currently more JCB 538, in total, than ever before. The number taxed topped out in 2025 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 1,548 JCB 538 models. Taxed models have grown by 1,535 and the SORNed total has increased by 13.

99% of the surviving 1,795 JCB 538 in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY JCB 538 ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2019 Q23703737
2019 Q39709760
2019 Q4166016669
2020 Q1226022660
2020 Q2245224721
2020 Q3319031972
2020 Q4387038768
2021 Q1461046174
2021 Q2542054281
2021 Q3601060159
2021 Q4682168382
2022 Q1762076279
2022 Q2842084280
2022 Q3888188947
2022 Q49881989100
2023 Q11,12221,124135
2023 Q21,19731,20076
2023 Q31,25851,26363
2023 Q41,32881,33673
2024 Q11,388101,39862
2024 Q21,46981,47779
2024 Q31,53781,54568
2024 Q41,622101,63287
2025 Q11,693131,70674
2025 Q21,780151,79589

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.