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HOW MANY LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER ARE LEFT?

There are 1,237 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 768 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER that are currently SORNED.

There are currently more LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER, in total, than ever before. The number taxed topped out in 2021 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

In the last 10 years the total number of LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER has gained 533. Licensed models have fallen by 16 and the SORNed total has increased by 549.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 271 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER models. Taxed models have declined by 23 and the SORNed total has increased by 294.

62% of the surviving 2,005 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q42402424
1995 Q45105127
1996 Q47207221
1997 Q4107010735
1998 Q4142014235
1999 Q4222022280
2000 Q4292029270
2001 Q44250425133
2002 Q46220622197
2003 Q4715071593
2004 Q4767076752
2005 Q4844084477
2006 Q4922092278
2007 Q4951831,034112
2008 Q3957851,0428
2008 Q4948991,0475
2009 Q1955921,0470
2009 Q2977991,07629
2009 Q39661091,075-1
2009 Q49681001,068-7
2010 Q1973951,0680
2010 Q21,000921,09224
2010 Q31,0141041,11826
2010 Q41,0291121,14123
2011 Q11,0321061,138-3
2011 Q21,0511141,16527
2011 Q31,0761141,19025
2011 Q41,1221181,24050
2012 Q11,1361191,25515
2012 Q21,1511301,28126
2012 Q31,1801431,32342
2012 Q41,2361541,39067
2013 Q11,2381501,388-2
2013 Q21,2491601,40921
2013 Q31,2471521,399-10
2013 Q41,2421921,43435
2014 Q11,2491861,4351
2014 Q21,2441951,4394
2014 Q31,2772061,48344
2014 Q41,2542031,457-26
2015 Q11,2592131,47215
2015 Q21,2532191,4720
2015 Q31,2562201,4764
2015 Q41,2682441,51236
2016 Q11,2622581,5208
2016 Q21,2752701,54525
2016 Q31,2772731,5505
2016 Q41,2803031,58333
2017 Q11,2613221,5830
2017 Q21,2633301,59310
2017 Q31,2723331,60512
2017 Q41,2673601,62722
2018 Q11,2743431,617-10
2018 Q21,2823541,63619
2018 Q31,2773661,6437
2018 Q41,2723931,66522
2019 Q11,2783931,6716
2019 Q21,2924081,70029
2019 Q31,2564391,695-5
2019 Q41,2674661,73338
2020 Q11,2594931,75219
2020 Q21,2604741,734-18
2020 Q31,3114811,79258
2020 Q41,3025151,81725
2021 Q11,2945331,82710
2021 Q21,3195181,83710
2021 Q31,3365251,86124
2021 Q41,3165631,87918
2022 Q11,3195791,89819
2022 Q21,3145881,9024
2022 Q31,2746071,881-21
2022 Q41,2566401,89615
2023 Q11,2596441,9037
2023 Q21,3006431,94340
2023 Q31,2676681,935-8
2023 Q41,2467121,95823
2024 Q11,2137461,9591
2024 Q21,2387311,96910
2024 Q31,2357401,9756
2024 Q41,1927811,973-2
2025 Q11,2027911,99320
2025 Q21,2377682,00512

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.