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HOW MANY LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 XS SW SWB ARE LEFT?

There are 1,325 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 XS SW SWB left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 237 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 XS SW SWB that are currently SORNED.

The total number of LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 XS SW SWB was highest during 2010 Q4 (1,790). The number taxed topped out in 2010 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 228 (13%) LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 XS SW SWB have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 XS SW SWB has fallen by 127. Licensed models have fallen by 319 and the SORNed total has increased by 192.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 44 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 XS SW SWB models. Taxed models have declined by 122 and the SORNed total has increased by 78.

85% of the surviving 1,562 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 XS SW SWB in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 XS SW SWB ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2007 Q45404544544
2008 Q3992121,004460
2008 Q41,013201,03329
2009 Q11,138111,149116
2009 Q21,240151,255106
2009 Q31,361141,375120
2009 Q41,477151,492117
2010 Q11,647211,668176
2010 Q21,738141,75284
2010 Q31,767161,78331
2010 Q41,775151,7907
2011 Q11,740261,766-24
2011 Q21,757191,77610
2011 Q31,748211,769-7
2011 Q41,752221,7745
2012 Q11,734241,758-16
2012 Q21,734171,751-7
2012 Q31,729261,7554
2012 Q41,735281,7638
2013 Q11,716261,742-21
2013 Q21,706261,732-10
2013 Q31,706311,7375
2013 Q41,697281,725-12
2014 Q11,689341,723-2
2014 Q21,680341,714-9
2014 Q31,679361,7151
2014 Q41,670371,707-8
2015 Q11,658391,697-10
2015 Q21,644451,689-8
2015 Q31,652381,6901
2015 Q41,654331,687-3
2016 Q11,626391,665-22
2016 Q21,617451,662-3
2016 Q31,630441,67412
2016 Q41,639461,68511
2017 Q11,618581,676-9
2017 Q21,611581,669-7
2017 Q31,589641,653-16
2017 Q41,594661,6607
2018 Q11,586651,651-9
2018 Q21,577711,648-3
2018 Q31,561761,637-11
2018 Q41,554881,6425
2019 Q11,559891,6486
2019 Q21,535971,632-16
2019 Q31,5281011,629-3
2019 Q41,5171121,6290
2020 Q11,4881351,623-6
2020 Q21,4471591,606-17
2020 Q31,4641451,6093
2020 Q41,4811421,62314
2021 Q11,4881331,621-2
2021 Q21,4931251,618-3
2021 Q31,4691291,598-20
2021 Q41,4641321,596-2
2022 Q11,4621331,595-1
2022 Q21,4471371,584-11
2022 Q31,4281481,576-8
2022 Q41,4201611,5815
2023 Q11,4091611,570-11
2023 Q21,4001721,5722
2023 Q31,3951681,563-9
2023 Q41,3911771,5685
2024 Q11,3761861,562-6
2024 Q21,3621901,552-10
2024 Q31,3542041,5586
2024 Q41,3262311,557-1
2025 Q11,3352271,5625
2025 Q21,3252371,5620

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.