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HOW MANY MAZDA RX 8 231 PS ARE LEFT?

There are 974 MAZDA RX 8 231 PS left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 2,993 MAZDA RX 8 231 PS that are currently SORNED.

The total number of MAZDA RX 8 231 PS was highest during 2009 Q1 (12,741). The number taxed topped out in 2009 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2020 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 8,774 (69%) MAZDA RX 8 231 PS have been scrapped or exported.

During 2019 Q2 the number of MAZDA RX 8 231 PS that were off the road (SORN) exceeded the number that were licensed for the first time. This could indicate the owners are reluctant to sell or scrap their car as they view them as a potential future classic.

In the last 10 years the total number of MAZDA RX 8 231 PS has fallen by 5,003. Licensed models have fallen by 6,282 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,279.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 1,408 MAZDA RX 8 231 PS models. Taxed models have declined by 1,156 and the SORNed total has fallen by 252.

75% of the remaining 3,967 MAZDA RX 8 231 PS in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY MAZDA RX 8 231 PS ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2003 Q41,56401,5641,564
2004 Q46,82006,8205,256
2005 Q49,39409,3942,574
2006 Q411,039011,0391,645
2007 Q411,99820212,2001,161
2008 Q312,35525512,610410
2008 Q412,45026912,719109
2009 Q112,52022112,74122
2009 Q212,52319312,716-25
2009 Q312,44017612,616-100
2009 Q412,23523412,469-147
2010 Q112,09926312,362-107
2010 Q212,06625912,325-37
2010 Q312,02829312,321-4
2010 Q411,78140912,190-131
2011 Q111,63346612,099-91
2011 Q211,52751912,046-53
2011 Q311,38556711,952-94
2011 Q411,10069911,799-153
2012 Q110,90676011,666-133
2012 Q210,68678411,470-196
2012 Q310,48183211,313-157
2012 Q410,12794411,071-242
2013 Q19,6681,07010,738-333
2013 Q29,6251,00410,629-109
2013 Q39,3801,01610,396-233
2013 Q48,9531,26410,217-179
2014 Q18,5891,3299,918-299
2014 Q28,4621,2659,727-191
2014 Q38,2861,3499,635-92
2014 Q47,7291,5439,272-363
2015 Q17,4011,6619,062-210
2015 Q27,2561,7148,970-92
2015 Q36,9161,8088,724-246
2015 Q46,6001,9958,595-129
2016 Q16,3232,1578,480-115
2016 Q25,9982,1838,181-299
2016 Q35,7122,2757,987-194
2016 Q45,3912,5047,895-92
2017 Q15,0882,5247,612-283
2017 Q24,8652,6257,490-122
2017 Q34,5442,6927,236-254
2017 Q44,2022,8857,087-149
2018 Q13,8462,8926,738-349
2018 Q23,7722,8376,609-129
2018 Q33,5602,8666,426-183
2018 Q43,2613,0196,280-146
2019 Q13,0562,9866,042-238
2019 Q22,9142,9845,898-144
2019 Q32,7183,0635,781-117
2019 Q42,4303,2045,634-147
2020 Q12,2253,3015,526-108
2020 Q22,1303,2455,375-151
2020 Q32,1133,2305,343-32
2020 Q41,9233,3365,259-84
2021 Q11,8343,2935,127-132
2021 Q21,8573,2135,070-57
2021 Q31,8013,1894,990-80
2021 Q41,6633,2984,961-29
2022 Q11,6133,2554,868-93
2022 Q21,5973,2024,799-69
2022 Q31,5373,2084,745-54
2022 Q41,4053,3034,708-37
2023 Q11,3493,2494,598-110
2023 Q21,3763,2174,593-5
2023 Q31,3023,2504,552-41
2023 Q41,1763,3324,508-44
2024 Q11,1653,2844,449-59
2024 Q21,1713,2544,425-24
2024 Q31,1223,2244,346-79
2024 Q49893,1344,123-223
2025 Q19443,0393,983-140
2025 Q29742,9933,967-16

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.