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HOW MANY LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 XS TD ARE LEFT?

There are 4,889 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 XS TD left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 466 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 XS TD that are currently SORNED.

The total number of LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 XS TD was highest during 2016 Q4 (5,641). The number taxed topped out in 2016 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 286 (5%) LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 XS TD have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 XS TD has gained 773. Licensed models have increased by 342 and the SORNed total has increased by 431.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 131 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 XS TD models. Taxed models have declined by 296 and the SORNed total has increased by 165.

91% of the surviving 5,355 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 XS TD in the UK are still on the road.

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

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2010 Q31140114114
2010 Q42831284170
2011 Q14652467183
2011 Q2561356497
2011 Q37412743179
2011 Q48743877134
2012 Q11,08631,089212
2012 Q21,19541,199110
2012 Q31,36931,372173
2012 Q41,499111,510138
2013 Q11,751121,763253
2013 Q21,885111,896133
2013 Q32,125122,137241
2013 Q42,361122,373236
2014 Q12,653132,666293
2014 Q22,951102,961295
2014 Q33,295213,316355
2014 Q43,649223,671355
2015 Q14,166344,200529
2015 Q24,547354,582382
2015 Q35,003495,052470
2015 Q45,164615,225173
2016 Q15,4581015,559334
2016 Q25,4441195,5634
2016 Q35,4411355,57613
2016 Q45,5071345,64165
2017 Q15,4261625,588-53
2017 Q25,4111665,577-11
2017 Q35,4181755,59316
2017 Q45,3751865,561-32
2018 Q15,3652125,57716
2018 Q25,3542115,565-12
2018 Q35,3222155,537-28
2018 Q45,3492125,56124
2019 Q15,2872225,509-52
2019 Q25,2832245,507-2
2019 Q35,2462415,487-20
2019 Q45,2532465,49912
2020 Q15,1832945,477-22
2020 Q25,1853015,4869
2020 Q35,2092845,4937
2020 Q45,2272905,51724
2021 Q15,1812935,474-43
2021 Q25,1712875,458-16
2021 Q35,1502785,428-30
2021 Q45,1163135,4291
2022 Q15,0613295,390-39
2022 Q25,0533235,376-14
2022 Q35,0573305,38711
2022 Q45,0353525,3870
2023 Q15,0163445,360-27
2023 Q25,0083405,348-12
2023 Q34,9863575,343-5
2023 Q44,9583985,35613
2024 Q14,9324145,346-10
2024 Q24,9284235,3515
2024 Q34,9094375,346-5
2024 Q44,8874535,340-6
2025 Q14,8914715,36222
2025 Q24,8894665,355-7

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.