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HOW MANY MAZDA MX 5 ARE LEFT?

There are 22,260 MAZDA MX 5 left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 16,488 MAZDA MX 5 that are currently SORNED.

The total number of MAZDA MX 5 was highest during 2009 Q2 (57,378). The number taxed topped out in 2009 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2023 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 18,630 (32%) MAZDA MX 5 have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of MAZDA MX 5 has fallen by 11,307. Licensed models have fallen by 19,466 and the SORNed total has increased by 8,159.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 5,374 MAZDA MX 5 models. Taxed models have declined by 6,766 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,392.

57% of the surviving 38,748 MAZDA MX 5 in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY MAZDA MX 5 ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q46,76506,7656,765
1995 Q48,79608,7962,031
1996 Q411,015011,0152,219
1997 Q414,939014,9393,924
1998 Q422,007022,0077,068
1999 Q428,079028,0796,072
2000 Q432,793032,7934,714
2001 Q435,284035,2842,491
2002 Q437,108037,1081,824
2003 Q438,828038,8281,720
2004 Q440,172040,1721,344
2005 Q440,485040,485313
2006 Q444,801044,8014,316
2007 Q449,2084,15253,3608,559
2008 Q352,7923,14755,9392,579
2008 Q450,8085,35856,166227
2009 Q151,2865,10856,394228
2009 Q253,9133,46557,378984
2009 Q353,0533,48856,541-837
2009 Q450,3555,69256,047-494
2010 Q149,3335,64954,982-1,065
2010 Q251,7934,01455,807825
2010 Q351,0724,09455,166-641
2010 Q447,4427,31654,758-408
2011 Q146,7296,94053,669-1,089
2011 Q249,6415,02154,662993
2011 Q348,5615,14653,707-955
2011 Q445,1378,47153,608-99
2012 Q144,6508,13052,780-828
2012 Q247,2216,04853,269489
2012 Q346,4585,59852,056-1,213
2012 Q443,1008,96352,0637
2013 Q141,9549,07351,027-1,036
2013 Q245,0536,71251,765738
2013 Q344,5815,90050,481-1,284
2013 Q440,58210,54851,130649
2014 Q139,9718,57448,545-2,585
2014 Q243,4636,97150,4341,889
2014 Q343,7017,62451,325891
2014 Q439,29611,36250,658-667
2015 Q138,8539,39148,244-2,414
2015 Q241,7268,32950,0551,811
2015 Q341,0948,84049,934-121
2015 Q437,45012,26049,710-224
2016 Q136,90311,59348,496-1,214
2016 Q239,2799,56648,845349
2016 Q338,64510,10648,751-94
2016 Q435,33213,55348,885134
2017 Q135,02111,73946,760-2,125
2017 Q237,38011,09448,4741,714
2017 Q336,63511,72948,364-110
2017 Q432,90214,97947,881-483
2018 Q132,40813,20245,610-2,271
2018 Q234,85812,00046,8581,248
2018 Q334,37912,67147,050192
2018 Q430,48116,10546,586-464
2019 Q130,36314,17744,540-2,046
2019 Q232,51313,08045,5931,053
2019 Q332,03013,78645,816223
2019 Q428,28616,97645,262-554
2020 Q127,16717,32244,489-773
2020 Q229,02615,09644,122-367
2020 Q329,34615,34144,687565
2020 Q426,19718,21544,412-275
2021 Q125,90716,47042,377-2,035
2021 Q228,66814,86743,5351,158
2021 Q328,28715,13743,424-111
2021 Q425,01718,17243,189-235
2022 Q125,00116,59041,591-1,598
2022 Q227,09515,17542,270679
2022 Q326,63815,79042,428158
2022 Q423,44318,66942,112-316
2023 Q123,37617,08240,458-1,654
2023 Q225,65515,88141,5361,078
2023 Q324,95716,46541,422-114
2023 Q421,48819,57341,061-361
2024 Q121,54818,07639,624-1,437
2024 Q223,55416,86840,422798
2024 Q322,96017,20040,160-262
2024 Q420,01019,20939,219-941
2025 Q119,93918,88938,828-391
2025 Q222,26016,48838,748-80

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.