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HOW MANY LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TURBO DIES ARE LEFT?

There are 3,323 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TURBO DIES left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 3,509 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TURBO DIES that are currently SORNED.

The total number of LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TURBO DIES was highest during 1994 Q4 (11,052). The number taxed topped out in 1994 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 4,220 (38%) LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TURBO DIES have been scrapped or exported.

During 2024 Q4 the number of LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TURBO DIES that were off the road (SORN) exceeded the number that were licensed for the first time. This could indicate the owners are reluctant to sell or scrap their car as they view them as a potential future classic.

In the last 10 years the total number of LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TURBO DIES has fallen by 512. Licensed models have fallen by 2,228 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,716.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 218 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TURBO DIES models. Taxed models have declined by 712 and the SORNed total has increased by 494.

51% of the remaining 6,832 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TURBO DIES in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER TURBO DIES ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q411,052011,05211,052
1995 Q410,678010,678-374
1996 Q410,305010,305-373
1997 Q410,096010,096-209
1998 Q49,99809,998-98
1999 Q49,82509,825-173
2000 Q49,63209,632-193
2001 Q49,43309,433-199
2002 Q49,11809,118-315
2003 Q48,85708,857-261
2004 Q48,62008,620-237
2005 Q48,30308,303-317
2006 Q47,86707,867-436
2007 Q47,5027448,246379
2008 Q37,1758638,038-208
2008 Q47,1018947,995-43
2009 Q17,0079827,989-6
2009 Q26,8989847,882-107
2009 Q36,7931,0457,838-44
2009 Q46,7381,0027,740-98
2010 Q16,6701,0467,716-24
2010 Q26,6061,0417,647-69
2010 Q36,5441,0487,592-55
2010 Q46,6059927,5975
2011 Q16,4901,0387,528-69
2011 Q26,4151,0857,500-28
2011 Q36,2851,1767,461-39
2011 Q46,3101,1287,438-23
2012 Q16,2181,1497,367-71
2012 Q26,1321,1937,325-42
2012 Q36,0701,2217,291-34
2012 Q46,0621,2107,272-19
2013 Q16,0081,1977,205-67
2013 Q25,8991,2967,195-10
2013 Q35,7931,3127,105-90
2013 Q45,8111,4317,242137
2014 Q15,7381,4547,192-50
2014 Q25,7041,4837,187-5
2014 Q35,8351,5617,396209
2014 Q45,6861,6227,308-88
2015 Q15,6221,7387,36052
2015 Q25,5511,7937,344-16
2015 Q35,4471,8497,296-48
2015 Q45,4201,8987,31822
2016 Q15,3921,9787,37052
2016 Q25,2772,0297,306-64
2016 Q35,2122,0527,264-42
2016 Q45,2032,1307,33369
2017 Q15,1132,2157,328-5
2017 Q24,9842,3767,36032
2017 Q34,8822,4587,340-20
2017 Q44,8262,4897,315-25
2018 Q14,7652,5307,295-20
2018 Q24,6392,5767,215-80
2018 Q34,5432,6517,194-21
2018 Q44,5212,7167,23743
2019 Q14,4362,7717,207-30
2019 Q24,3452,8067,151-56
2019 Q34,2792,8547,133-18
2019 Q44,2522,9057,15724
2020 Q14,1303,0207,150-7
2020 Q24,0353,0157,050-100
2020 Q34,0852,9817,06616
2020 Q44,0692,9967,065-1
2021 Q13,9883,0497,037-28
2021 Q24,0003,0577,05720
2021 Q33,9843,0677,051-6
2021 Q43,9303,1307,0609
2022 Q13,8623,1777,039-21
2022 Q23,8023,1886,990-49
2022 Q33,7103,2586,968-22
2022 Q43,6673,3076,9746
2023 Q13,6083,3296,937-37
2023 Q23,6083,3296,9370
2023 Q33,5373,3396,876-61
2023 Q43,5163,3656,8815
2024 Q13,5013,4046,90524
2024 Q23,4643,4266,890-15
2024 Q33,4363,4276,863-27
2024 Q43,3853,4186,803-60
2025 Q13,3403,4856,82522
2025 Q23,3233,5096,8327

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.