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HOW MANY KIA OPTIMA ARE LEFT?

There are 10,784 KIA OPTIMA left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 365 KIA OPTIMA that are currently SORNED.

The total number of KIA OPTIMA was highest during 2020 Q3 (11,887). The number taxed topped out in 2020 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 738 (6%) KIA OPTIMA have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of KIA OPTIMA has gained 8,345. Licensed models have increased by 8,055 and the SORNed total has increased by 290.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 712 KIA OPTIMA models. Taxed models have declined by 893 and the SORNed total has increased by 181.

97% of the surviving 11,149 KIA OPTIMA in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY KIA OPTIMA ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2011 Q44104141
2012 Q13350335294
2012 Q26112613278
2012 Q390542947334
2012 Q41,062801,142195
2013 Q11,162491,21169
2013 Q21,255191,27463
2013 Q31,424251,449175
2013 Q41,488141,50253
2014 Q11,718401,758256
2014 Q21,875301,905147
2014 Q32,220292,249344
2014 Q42,350482,398149
2015 Q12,565732,638240
2015 Q22,729752,804166
2015 Q32,760522,8128
2015 Q42,989433,032220
2016 Q13,227453,272240
2016 Q23,463503,513241
2016 Q34,015364,051538
2016 Q44,1401114,251200
2017 Q15,196845,2801,029
2017 Q25,842985,940660
2017 Q36,7271566,883943
2017 Q46,8641727,036153
2018 Q17,8441968,0401,004
2018 Q28,5531658,718678
2018 Q39,4121199,531813
2018 Q49,7141469,860329
2019 Q110,38313710,520660
2019 Q210,90613411,040520
2019 Q311,48812111,609569
2019 Q411,67911511,794185
2020 Q111,57318611,759-35
2020 Q211,67718411,861102
2020 Q311,76911811,88726
2020 Q411,65616111,817-70
2021 Q111,57113311,704-113
2021 Q211,65111911,77066
2021 Q311,61711611,733-37
2021 Q411,57812011,698-35
2022 Q111,47512311,598-100
2022 Q211,43513111,566-32
2022 Q311,40914911,558-8
2022 Q411,42416111,58527
2023 Q111,30418411,488-97
2023 Q211,26920311,472-16
2023 Q311,25620111,457-15
2023 Q411,19321611,409-48
2024 Q111,11323511,348-61
2024 Q211,09824211,340-8
2024 Q311,01826011,278-62
2024 Q410,97828511,263-15
2025 Q110,86532811,193-70
2025 Q210,78436511,149-44

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.