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HOW MANY LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER 4C DIESEL ARE LEFT?

There are 78 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER 4C DIESEL left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 67 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER 4C DIESEL that are currently SORNED.

The total number of LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER 4C DIESEL was highest during 1994 Q4 (197). The number taxed topped out in 1994 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2023 Q3.

Since the total peaked, some 52 (26%) LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER 4C DIESEL have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER 4C DIESEL has fallen by 18. Licensed models have fallen by 37 and the SORNed total has increased by 19.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 9 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER 4C DIESEL models. Taxed models have declined by 20 and the SORNed total has increased by 11.

54% of the surviving 145 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER 4C DIESEL in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER 4C DIESEL ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q41970197197
1995 Q41930193-4
1996 Q419301930
1997 Q41900190-3
1998 Q419101911
1999 Q419401943
2000 Q41730173-21
2001 Q4185018512
2002 Q419301938
2003 Q41830183-10
2004 Q418601863
2005 Q418601860
2006 Q41660166-20
2007 Q41562418014
2008 Q314327170-10
2008 Q4148301788
2009 Q114530175-3
2009 Q214029169-6
2009 Q3141281690
2009 Q4148241723
2010 Q114426170-2
2010 Q214423167-3
2010 Q3139301692
2010 Q4136371734
2011 Q113930169-4
2011 Q213432166-3
2011 Q3137351726
2011 Q4134381720
2012 Q112839167-5
2012 Q213431165-2
2012 Q313128159-6
2012 Q4135301656
2013 Q113330163-2
2013 Q212734161-2
2013 Q312727154-7
2013 Q41323216410
2014 Q112340163-1
2014 Q211943162-1
2014 Q3125401653
2014 Q412044164-1
2015 Q1116481640
2015 Q211548163-1
2015 Q311051161-2
2015 Q4108531610
2016 Q1106571632
2016 Q29860158-5
2016 Q310255157-1
2016 Q4102591614
2017 Q110158159-2
2017 Q2109521612
2017 Q310951160-1
2017 Q410455159-1
2018 Q19959158-1
2018 Q29659155-3
2018 Q39559154-1
2018 Q496601562
2019 Q19362155-1
2019 Q28764151-4
2019 Q394571510
2019 Q493601532
2020 Q195581530
2020 Q298561541
2020 Q39657153-1
2020 Q49259151-2
2021 Q19058148-3
2021 Q288621502
2021 Q38861149-1
2021 Q48662148-1
2022 Q182661480
2022 Q28364147-1
2022 Q380691492
2022 Q486651512
2023 Q17870148-3
2023 Q279701491
2023 Q37373146-3
2023 Q47272144-2
2024 Q175711462
2024 Q27570145-1
2024 Q380651450
2024 Q479661450
2025 Q18064144-1
2025 Q278671451

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.