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HOW MANY LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 XS ARE LEFT?

There are 1,384 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 XS left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 176 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 XS that are currently SORNED.

The total number of LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 XS was highest during 2006 Q4 (1,753). The number taxed topped out in 2006 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 193 (11%) LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 XS have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 XS has fallen by 66. Licensed models have fallen by 206 and the SORNed total has increased by 140.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 15 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 XS models. Taxed models have declined by 82 and the SORNed total has increased by 67.

89% of the surviving 1,560 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 XS in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 XS ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2002 Q42702727
2003 Q44020402375
2004 Q48660866464
2005 Q41,32501,325459
2006 Q41,75301,753428
2007 Q41,72491,733-20
2008 Q31,695201,715-18
2008 Q41,692181,710-5
2009 Q11,698191,7177
2009 Q21,692181,710-7
2009 Q31,696191,7155
2009 Q41,694181,712-3
2010 Q11,686201,706-6
2010 Q21,674201,694-12
2010 Q31,670221,692-2
2010 Q41,666191,685-7
2011 Q11,653261,679-6
2011 Q21,651251,676-3
2011 Q31,642291,671-5
2011 Q41,634251,659-12
2012 Q11,628211,649-10
2012 Q21,631171,648-1
2012 Q31,623211,644-4
2012 Q41,607161,623-21
2013 Q11,609221,6318
2013 Q21,597211,618-13
2013 Q31,596231,6191
2013 Q41,587251,612-7
2014 Q11,597221,6197
2014 Q21,589261,615-4
2014 Q31,614311,64530
2014 Q41,598331,631-14
2015 Q11,586331,619-12
2015 Q21,590361,6267
2015 Q31,583331,616-10
2015 Q41,585371,6226
2016 Q11,576351,611-11
2016 Q21,570371,607-4
2016 Q31,571421,6136
2016 Q41,563431,606-7
2017 Q11,560471,6071
2017 Q21,559461,605-2
2017 Q31,556521,6083
2017 Q41,537601,597-11
2018 Q11,533571,590-7
2018 Q21,535541,589-1
2018 Q31,526641,5901
2018 Q41,522631,585-5
2019 Q11,517651,582-3
2019 Q21,518701,5886
2019 Q31,510751,585-3
2019 Q41,512771,5894
2020 Q11,4861051,5912
2020 Q21,4661091,575-16
2020 Q31,4611051,566-9
2020 Q41,4761081,58418
2021 Q11,4651061,571-13
2021 Q21,4641051,569-2
2021 Q31,4591071,566-3
2021 Q41,4591131,5726
2022 Q11,4351271,562-10
2022 Q21,4321191,551-11
2022 Q31,4361201,5565
2022 Q41,4291311,5604
2023 Q11,4341251,559-1
2023 Q21,4361291,5656
2023 Q31,4131411,554-11
2023 Q41,3971451,542-12
2024 Q11,3991511,5508
2024 Q21,3931541,547-3
2024 Q31,3991561,5558
2024 Q41,3831691,552-3
2025 Q11,3751801,5553
2025 Q21,3841761,5605

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.