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HOW MANY LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 ARE LEFT?

There are 8,975 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 2,538 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 that are currently SORNED.

The total number of LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 was highest during 2007 Q4 (13,050). The number taxed topped out in 2006 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 1,537 (12%) LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 has fallen by 815. Licensed models have fallen by 2,753 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,938.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 230 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 models. Taxed models have declined by 1,210 and the SORNed total has increased by 980.

78% of the surviving 11,513 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 TD5 ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1999 Q41,65601,6561,656
2000 Q43,89203,8922,236
2001 Q45,79605,7961,904
2002 Q47,30007,3001,504
2003 Q49,00209,0021,702
2004 Q410,627010,6271,625
2005 Q411,778011,7781,151
2006 Q412,882012,8821,104
2007 Q412,85419613,050168
2008 Q312,64021712,857-193
2008 Q412,64421112,855-2
2009 Q112,67120112,87217
2009 Q212,66619512,861-11
2009 Q312,65716912,826-35
2009 Q412,57320412,777-49
2010 Q112,54118012,721-56
2010 Q212,45822612,684-37
2010 Q312,41822312,641-43
2010 Q412,44719012,637-4
2011 Q112,32024412,564-73
2011 Q212,22624712,473-91
2011 Q312,15026812,418-55
2011 Q412,14925212,401-17
2012 Q112,03328412,317-84
2012 Q211,91732712,244-73
2012 Q311,87932912,208-36
2012 Q411,87032712,197-11
2013 Q111,81633812,154-43
2013 Q211,71737212,089-65
2013 Q311,64336612,009-80
2013 Q411,62541212,03728
2014 Q111,57243312,005-32
2014 Q211,48743211,919-86
2014 Q312,04847412,522603
2014 Q411,89750612,403-119
2015 Q111,80655212,358-45
2015 Q211,72860012,328-30
2015 Q311,64261512,257-71
2015 Q411,61764012,2570
2016 Q111,54168012,221-36
2016 Q211,44974812,197-24
2016 Q311,36576612,131-66
2016 Q411,32082712,14716
2017 Q111,23386812,101-46
2017 Q211,16894712,11514
2017 Q311,11598812,103-12
2017 Q411,0551,01212,067-36
2018 Q110,9651,05412,019-48
2018 Q210,8821,10811,990-29
2018 Q310,8541,13011,984-6
2018 Q410,8041,22612,03046
2019 Q110,6771,28911,966-64
2019 Q210,5681,31711,885-81
2019 Q310,4991,40111,90015
2019 Q410,4111,47111,882-18
2020 Q110,2711,55611,827-55
2020 Q210,1851,55811,743-84
2020 Q310,2391,55411,79350
2020 Q410,2081,57311,781-12
2021 Q110,1751,57411,749-32
2021 Q210,1551,58611,741-8
2021 Q310,1161,59011,706-35
2021 Q49,9951,73311,72822
2022 Q19,8481,80211,650-78
2022 Q29,7751,82511,600-50
2022 Q39,7191,88811,6077
2022 Q49,6372,00311,64033
2023 Q19,5282,01911,547-93
2023 Q29,5512,01111,56215
2023 Q39,4852,03411,519-43
2023 Q49,4082,12111,52910
2024 Q19,3052,20911,514-15
2024 Q29,2842,21011,494-20
2024 Q39,1672,26011,427-67
2024 Q49,0612,38611,44720
2025 Q18,9962,50211,49851
2025 Q28,9752,53811,51315

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.