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HOW MANY MG B ARE LEFT?

There are 13,918 MG B left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 4,941 MG B that are currently SORNED.

The total number of MG B was highest during 2024 Q1 (18,918). The number taxed topped out in 1999 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2017 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 59 (0%) MG B have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of MG B has gained 1,172. Licensed models have increased by 1,973 and the SORNed total has fallen by 801.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 307 MG B models. Taxed models have grown by 821 and the SORNed total has fallen by 514.

74% of the surviving 18,859 MG B in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY MG B ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q411,271011,27111,271
1995 Q410,826010,826-445
1996 Q412,450012,4501,624
1997 Q413,173013,173723
1998 Q413,990013,990817
1999 Q414,156014,156166
2000 Q413,761013,761-395
2001 Q413,339013,339-422
2002 Q413,029013,029-310
2003 Q413,055013,05526
2004 Q413,076013,07621
2005 Q412,785012,785-291
2006 Q412,147012,147-638
2007 Q411,7555,75617,5115,364
2008 Q312,8754,04016,915-596
2008 Q411,2106,14017,350435
2009 Q110,9616,03716,998-352
2009 Q212,6884,78917,477479
2009 Q312,7144,11916,833-644
2009 Q411,0966,09517,191358
2010 Q110,8136,06416,877-314
2010 Q212,4984,76617,264387
2010 Q312,5084,10416,612-652
2010 Q410,7156,22016,935323
2011 Q110,4536,06116,514-421
2011 Q212,2374,92317,160646
2011 Q312,1344,48516,619-541
2011 Q410,5376,43716,974355
2012 Q110,4426,23816,680-294
2012 Q211,8745,13317,007327
2012 Q311,9754,31916,294-713
2012 Q410,3606,46516,825531
2013 Q110,0406,45916,499-326
2013 Q211,6505,24016,890391
2013 Q311,8984,37216,270-620
2013 Q410,2817,23217,5131,243
2014 Q110,0906,16216,252-1,261
2014 Q211,9095,42017,3291,077
2014 Q312,1905,68617,876547
2014 Q410,6447,12917,773-103
2015 Q110,6506,25216,902-871
2015 Q211,9455,74217,687785
2015 Q312,0245,87417,898211
2015 Q410,9677,00617,97375
2016 Q110,8686,73917,607-366
2016 Q211,8345,95317,787180
2016 Q311,8946,04817,942155
2016 Q410,9597,03617,99553
2017 Q111,0416,43217,473-522
2017 Q212,0756,20118,276803
2017 Q312,0146,36618,380104
2017 Q411,1187,24018,358-22
2018 Q111,0586,81917,877-481
2018 Q212,3075,94818,255378
2018 Q312,5675,96518,532277
2018 Q412,0386,58718,62593
2019 Q112,2066,00718,213-412
2019 Q212,9915,57718,568355
2019 Q313,1665,58618,752184
2019 Q412,8285,95218,78028
2020 Q112,7885,90118,689-91
2020 Q213,0975,45518,552-137
2020 Q313,3805,42418,804252
2020 Q413,1635,61518,778-26
2021 Q113,2405,36618,606-172
2021 Q213,7035,08218,785179
2021 Q313,7335,03618,769-16
2021 Q413,7475,11718,86495
2022 Q113,8584,98118,839-25
2022 Q214,0324,82018,85213
2022 Q314,0334,80618,839-13
2022 Q414,0464,85918,90566
2023 Q114,0634,82518,888-17
2023 Q214,1114,75618,867-21
2023 Q313,9044,74718,651-216
2023 Q413,8614,79618,6576
2024 Q114,1424,77618,918261
2024 Q214,1234,70618,829-89
2024 Q314,0704,68918,759-70
2024 Q413,9674,74918,716-43
2025 Q113,9464,87918,825109
2025 Q213,9184,94118,85934

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.