NECO

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HOW MANY NECO ARE LEFT?

There are 1,566 NECO left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 1,280 NECO that are currently SORNED.

There are currently more NECO, in total, than ever before. The number taxed topped out in 2023 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

In the last 10 years the total number of NECO has gained 2,488. Licensed models have increased by 1,289 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,199.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 1,512 NECO models. Taxed models have grown by 670 and the SORNed total has increased by 842.

55% of the surviving 2,846 NECO in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY NECO ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2011 Q11601616
2011 Q25505539
2011 Q39119237
2011 Q4119112028
2012 Q1135614121
2012 Q2163817130
2012 Q31791219120
2012 Q41871520211
2013 Q12041521917
2013 Q2203232267
2013 Q3212232359
2013 Q4215292449
2014 Q1212322440
2014 Q22354227733
2014 Q32724531740
2014 Q4265593247
2015 Q1268643328
2015 Q22778135826
2015 Q32869938527
2015 Q428211739914
2016 Q128412540910
2016 Q22861274134
2016 Q333712245946
2016 Q438915154081
2017 Q140918359252
2017 Q249119969098
2017 Q355821477282
2017 Q459923283159
2018 Q163923787645
2018 Q268524192650
2018 Q373126299367
2018 Q47532951,04855
2019 Q18013031,10456
2019 Q28423261,16864
2019 Q38903611,25183
2019 Q48734031,27625
2020 Q18354321,267-9
2020 Q28964381,33467
2020 Q31,0454441,489155
2020 Q41,1234761,599110
2021 Q11,1765201,69697
2021 Q21,3555271,882186
2021 Q31,3915651,95674
2021 Q41,3986172,01559
2022 Q11,3986542,05237
2022 Q21,4576712,12876
2022 Q31,5256952,22092
2022 Q41,5317562,28767
2023 Q11,5247982,32235
2023 Q21,5878172,40482
2023 Q31,6188722,49086
2023 Q41,5839362,51929
2024 Q11,5861,0122,59879
2024 Q21,6021,0402,64244
2024 Q31,5901,0802,67028
2024 Q41,5911,1562,74777
2025 Q11,5731,2342,80760
2025 Q21,5661,2802,84639

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.