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HOW MANY LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP ARE LEFT?

There are 2,280 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 340 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP that are currently SORNED.

The total number of LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP was highest during 2014 Q3 (2,860). The number taxed topped out in 2014 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 240 (8%) LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP has fallen by 168. Licensed models have fallen by 465 and the SORNed total has increased by 297.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 61 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP models. Taxed models have declined by 251 and the SORNed total has increased by 190.

87% of the surviving 2,620 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP in the UK are still on the road.

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

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2007 Q459112603603
2008 Q31,020151,035432
2008 Q41,093181,11176
2009 Q11,292141,306195
2009 Q21,411201,431125
2009 Q31,564151,579148
2009 Q41,739121,751172
2010 Q12,15772,164413
2010 Q22,51382,521357
2010 Q32,76392,772251
2010 Q42,769132,78210
2011 Q12,77092,779-3
2011 Q22,75982,767-12
2011 Q32,747122,759-8
2011 Q42,749122,7612
2012 Q12,720172,737-24
2012 Q22,714192,733-4
2012 Q32,714142,728-5
2012 Q42,715132,7280
2013 Q12,689152,704-24
2013 Q22,667302,697-7
2013 Q32,669272,696-1
2013 Q42,671392,71014
2014 Q12,672362,708-2
2014 Q22,669332,702-6
2014 Q32,826342,860158
2014 Q42,803342,837-23
2015 Q12,775352,810-27
2015 Q22,745432,788-22
2015 Q32,736402,776-12
2015 Q42,754412,79519
2016 Q12,739512,790-5
2016 Q22,714562,770-20
2016 Q32,713582,7711
2016 Q42,713612,7743
2017 Q12,686672,753-21
2017 Q22,677642,741-12
2017 Q32,681732,75413
2017 Q42,657802,737-17
2018 Q12,651852,736-1
2018 Q22,620922,712-24
2018 Q32,6361052,74129
2018 Q42,6061192,725-16
2019 Q12,5911212,712-13
2019 Q22,5951172,7120
2019 Q32,5861382,72412
2019 Q42,5751372,712-12
2020 Q12,5471512,698-14
2020 Q22,5311502,681-17
2020 Q32,5501482,69817
2020 Q42,5341502,684-14
2021 Q12,5221552,677-7
2021 Q22,5041642,668-9
2021 Q32,4951802,6757
2021 Q42,4861802,666-9
2022 Q12,4741832,657-9
2022 Q22,4411922,633-24
2022 Q32,4262032,629-4
2022 Q42,4102182,628-1
2023 Q12,3982182,616-12
2023 Q22,3962242,6204
2023 Q32,3762462,6222
2023 Q42,3562612,617-5
2024 Q12,3382712,609-8
2024 Q22,3272732,600-9
2024 Q32,3042962,6000
2024 Q42,2913192,61010
2025 Q12,2813342,6155
2025 Q22,2803402,6205

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.