HOW MANY WERE MADE | HOW MANY ARE LEFT |
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HOW MANY NIU ARE LEFT?
There are 1,633 NIU left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 811 NIU that are currently SORNED.
The total number of NIU was highest during 2024 Q3 (2,454). The number taxed topped out in 2022 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.
Since the total peaked, some 10 (0%) NIU have been scrapped or exported.
The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 1,874 NIU models. Taxed models have grown by 1,079 and the SORNed total has increased by 795.
67% of the surviving 2,444 NIU in the UK are still on the road.
HOW MANY NIU ARE TAXED & SORNED
| YEAR |
TAXED |
SORNED |
TOTAL |
CHANGE |
| 1994 Q4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 Q3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 2018 Q4 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 20 |
| 2019 Q1 | 75 | 0 | 75 | 48 |
| 2019 Q2 | 169 | 1 | 170 | 95 |
| 2019 Q3 | 299 | 3 | 302 | 132 |
| 2019 Q4 | 396 | 6 | 402 | 100 |
| 2020 Q1 | 479 | 11 | 490 | 88 |
| 2020 Q2 | 554 | 16 | 570 | 80 |
| 2020 Q3 | 757 | 19 | 776 | 206 |
| 2020 Q4 | 863 | 30 | 893 | 117 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1,033 | 42 | 1,075 | 182 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,223 | 48 | 1,271 | 196 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,525 | 60 | 1,585 | 314 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,676 | 77 | 1,753 | 168 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,726 | 101 | 1,827 | 74 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,952 | 122 | 2,074 | 247 |
| 2022 Q3 | 2,052 | 157 | 2,209 | 135 |
| 2022 Q4 | 2,109 | 200 | 2,309 | 100 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,007 | 305 | 2,312 | 3 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,936 | 333 | 2,269 | -43 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,945 | 339 | 2,284 | 15 |
| 2023 Q4 | 1,927 | 405 | 2,332 | 48 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,955 | 464 | 2,419 | 87 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,935 | 513 | 2,448 | 29 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,893 | 561 | 2,454 | 6 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,758 | 674 | 2,432 | -22 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,695 | 728 | 2,423 | -9 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,633 | 811 | 2,444 | 21 |