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HOW MANY LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TDI ARE LEFT?

There are 7,965 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TDI left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 4,382 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TDI that are currently SORNED.

The total number of LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TDI was highest during 1999 Q4 (16,798). The number taxed topped out in 1999 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 4,451 (26%) LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TDI have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TDI has fallen by 836. Licensed models have fallen by 3,487 and the SORNed total has increased by 2,651.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 320 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TDI models. Taxed models have declined by 1,349 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,029.

65% of the surviving 12,347 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TDI in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TDI ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q42,74302,7432,743
1995 Q46,70206,7023,959
1996 Q410,745010,7454,043
1997 Q413,789013,7893,044
1998 Q416,119016,1192,330
1999 Q416,798016,798679
2000 Q416,525016,525-273
2001 Q416,281016,281-244
2002 Q415,818015,818-463
2003 Q415,460015,460-358
2004 Q415,105015,105-355
2005 Q414,787014,787-318
2006 Q414,325014,325-462
2007 Q413,92850814,436111
2008 Q313,47560414,079-357
2008 Q413,39163314,024-55
2009 Q113,20072313,923-101
2009 Q213,14172713,868-55
2009 Q313,04473813,782-86
2009 Q412,91474513,659-123
2010 Q112,82776513,592-67
2010 Q212,71384813,561-31
2010 Q312,65881713,475-86
2010 Q412,65779013,447-28
2011 Q112,50485313,357-90
2011 Q212,32096913,289-68
2011 Q312,22598113,206-83
2011 Q412,20998013,189-17
2012 Q112,10398513,088-101
2012 Q212,0071,00413,011-77
2012 Q311,9231,04112,964-47
2012 Q411,9291,07713,00642
2013 Q111,8461,04812,894-112
2013 Q211,7071,14112,848-46
2013 Q311,6101,19012,800-48
2013 Q411,5421,29312,83535
2014 Q111,4761,34612,822-13
2014 Q211,4041,36312,767-55
2014 Q311,8341,47413,308541
2014 Q411,7181,52713,245-63
2015 Q111,5471,66213,209-36
2015 Q211,4521,73113,183-26
2015 Q311,3441,78913,133-50
2015 Q411,2501,84813,098-35
2016 Q111,1261,97713,1035
2016 Q211,0182,01713,035-68
2016 Q310,9332,06412,997-38
2016 Q410,9362,13213,06871
2017 Q110,8192,19113,010-58
2017 Q210,6802,36313,04333
2017 Q310,6102,39913,009-34
2017 Q410,5392,48513,02415
2018 Q110,4022,57012,972-52
2018 Q210,2692,65612,925-47
2018 Q310,1342,75812,892-33
2018 Q410,1072,85112,95866
2019 Q19,9502,93912,889-69
2019 Q29,8932,97212,865-24
2019 Q39,7723,09312,8650
2019 Q49,6663,18212,848-17
2020 Q19,4663,33912,805-43
2020 Q29,3143,35312,667-138
2020 Q39,3723,36212,73467
2020 Q49,3243,41912,7439
2021 Q19,2433,48312,726-17
2021 Q29,2443,52312,76741
2021 Q39,1673,46812,635-132
2021 Q49,1213,57612,69762
2022 Q19,0043,64912,653-44
2022 Q28,9273,66712,594-59
2022 Q38,8143,71012,524-70
2022 Q48,7263,84812,57450
2023 Q18,5603,90312,463-111
2023 Q28,5623,92112,48320
2023 Q38,4773,92712,404-79
2023 Q48,3664,04912,41511
2024 Q18,3324,11412,44631
2024 Q28,2394,12612,365-81
2024 Q38,1424,19012,332-33
2024 Q48,0364,21612,252-80
2025 Q17,9934,33312,32674
2025 Q27,9654,38212,34721

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.