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HOW MANY LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP TD ARE LEFT?

There are 5,647 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP TD left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 513 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP TD that are currently SORNED.

The total number of LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP TD was highest during 2016 Q4 (6,479). The number taxed topped out in 2016 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 319 (5%) LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP TD have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP TD has gained 185. Licensed models have fallen by 285 and the SORNed total has increased by 470.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 124 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP TD models. Taxed models have declined by 342 and the SORNed total has increased by 218.

92% of the surviving 6,160 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP TD in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP TD ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2010 Q31950195195
2010 Q45341535340
2011 Q19370937402
2011 Q21,18221,184247
2011 Q31,57611,577393
2011 Q41,85941,863286
2012 Q12,30072,307444
2012 Q22,565122,577270
2012 Q32,81292,821244
2012 Q43,056143,070249
2013 Q13,487153,502432
2013 Q23,745213,766264
2013 Q34,080264,106340
2013 Q44,385194,404298
2014 Q14,707274,734330
2014 Q24,905314,936202
2014 Q35,331255,356420
2014 Q45,509265,535179
2015 Q15,812345,846311
2015 Q25,932435,975129
2015 Q36,105696,174199
2015 Q46,290776,367193
2016 Q16,343966,43972
2016 Q26,3571036,46021
2016 Q36,3691036,47212
2016 Q46,3491306,4797
2017 Q16,3311446,475-4
2017 Q26,3201406,460-15
2017 Q36,2961386,434-26
2017 Q46,2771666,4439
2018 Q16,2721686,440-3
2018 Q26,2461826,428-12
2018 Q36,1891996,388-40
2018 Q46,1702246,3946
2019 Q16,1402226,362-32
2019 Q26,1082196,327-35
2019 Q36,0892406,3292
2019 Q46,0962436,33910
2020 Q16,0242866,310-29
2020 Q25,9892956,284-26
2020 Q36,0352776,31228
2020 Q46,0302886,3186
2021 Q16,0172806,297-21
2021 Q25,9792886,267-30
2021 Q35,9572996,256-11
2021 Q45,9563216,27721
2022 Q15,9243316,255-22
2022 Q25,8813496,230-25
2022 Q35,8743546,228-2
2022 Q45,8443776,221-7
2023 Q15,7933796,172-49
2023 Q25,8123916,20331
2023 Q35,7533996,152-51
2023 Q45,7574286,18533
2024 Q15,7404326,172-13
2024 Q25,7034286,131-41
2024 Q35,6994416,1409
2024 Q45,6574836,1400
2025 Q15,6215236,1444
2025 Q25,6475136,16016

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.