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HOW MANY OPTARE MODEL MISSING ARE LEFT?

There are 1,289 OPTARE MODEL MISSING left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 711 OPTARE MODEL MISSING that are currently SORNED.

The total number of OPTARE MODEL MISSING was highest during 2015 Q2 (2,991). The number taxed topped out in 2015 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 991 (33%) OPTARE MODEL MISSING have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of OPTARE MODEL MISSING has fallen by 991. Licensed models have fallen by 1,606 and the SORNed total has increased by 615.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 786 OPTARE MODEL MISSING models. Taxed models have declined by 848 and the SORNed total has increased by 62.

64% of the surviving 2,000 OPTARE MODEL MISSING in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY OPTARE MODEL MISSING ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q45055
1995 Q45050
1996 Q4404-1
1997 Q44040
1998 Q48084
1999 Q48080
2000 Q4707-1
2001 Q47070
2002 Q49092
2003 Q42402415
2004 Q41630163139
2005 Q44410441278
2006 Q46990699258
2007 Q41,14151,146447
2008 Q31,522111,533387
2008 Q41,63091,639106
2009 Q11,720141,73495
2009 Q21,863171,880146
2009 Q31,951111,96282
2009 Q41,99682,00442
2010 Q12,026152,04137
2010 Q22,089222,11170
2010 Q32,137212,15847
2010 Q42,161242,18527
2011 Q12,201232,22439
2011 Q22,250312,28157
2011 Q32,289352,32443
2011 Q42,319412,36036
2012 Q12,340472,38727
2012 Q22,402412,44356
2012 Q32,493332,52683
2012 Q42,507342,54115
2013 Q12,551362,58746
2013 Q22,568452,61326
2013 Q32,600342,63421
2013 Q42,626372,66329
2014 Q12,677542,73168
2014 Q22,713732,78655
2014 Q32,796742,87084
2014 Q42,817742,89121
2015 Q12,877762,95362
2015 Q22,895962,99138
2015 Q32,873992,972-19
2015 Q42,8761122,98816
2016 Q12,8661042,970-18
2016 Q22,8141212,935-35
2016 Q32,7911322,923-12
2016 Q42,8361322,96845
2017 Q12,8341392,9735
2017 Q22,7811752,956-17
2017 Q32,7941592,953-3
2017 Q42,7601792,939-14
2018 Q12,7412002,9412
2018 Q22,7072202,927-14
2018 Q32,6702462,916-11
2018 Q42,6152692,884-32
2019 Q12,6072892,89612
2019 Q22,5662882,854-42
2019 Q32,5153252,840-14
2019 Q42,4953402,835-5
2020 Q11,9408722,812-23
2020 Q22,1376492,786-26
2020 Q32,3714202,7915
2020 Q42,3334272,760-31
2021 Q12,3144252,739-21
2021 Q22,2784562,734-5
2021 Q32,2294922,721-13
2021 Q42,1885152,703-18
2022 Q12,1185532,671-32
2022 Q22,0385972,635-36
2022 Q31,9746562,630-5
2022 Q41,8907002,590-40
2023 Q11,8397282,567-23
2023 Q21,7487542,502-65
2023 Q31,6707932,463-39
2023 Q41,6218292,450-13
2024 Q11,5768692,445-5
2024 Q21,5038992,402-43
2024 Q31,4418822,323-79
2024 Q41,3887682,156-167
2025 Q11,3297132,042-114
2025 Q21,2897112,000-42

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.