PULSE

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HOW MANY PULSE ARE LEFT?

There are 270 PULSE left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 3,272 PULSE that are currently SORNED.

The total number of PULSE was highest during 2015 Q2 (6,881). The number taxed topped out in 2014 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 3,339 (49%) PULSE have been scrapped or exported.

During 2017 Q3 the number of PULSE 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 PULSE has fallen by 3,339. Licensed models have fallen by 5,120 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,781.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 1,002 PULSE models. Taxed models have declined by 941 and the SORNed total has fallen by 61.

92% of the remaining 3,542 PULSE in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY PULSE ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2009 Q31080108108
2009 Q42180218110
2010 Q13230323105
2010 Q24880488165
2010 Q370210712224
2010 Q484119860148
2011 Q11,094271,121261
2011 Q21,459381,497376
2011 Q31,795611,856359
2011 Q42,114952,209353
2012 Q12,4181252,543334
2012 Q22,9121553,067524
2012 Q33,3382103,548481
2012 Q43,5832793,862314
2013 Q13,7833774,160298
2013 Q24,0784284,506346
2013 Q34,4634694,932426
2013 Q44,6845805,264332
2014 Q14,9116715,582318
2014 Q25,1737425,915333
2014 Q35,5828596,441526
2014 Q45,5761,0666,642201
2015 Q15,5341,3246,858216
2015 Q25,3901,4916,88123
2015 Q35,1261,6806,806-75
2015 Q44,7701,9166,686-120
2016 Q14,4612,0916,552-134
2016 Q24,1252,2096,334-218
2016 Q33,7652,3546,119-215
2016 Q43,5512,5506,101-18
2017 Q13,2962,6545,950-151
2017 Q23,0442,7785,822-128
2017 Q32,7772,8535,630-192
2017 Q42,5462,9425,488-142
2018 Q12,3262,9955,321-167
2018 Q22,1373,0595,196-125
2018 Q31,9493,1635,112-84
2018 Q41,8133,2435,056-56
2019 Q11,6793,2294,908-148
2019 Q21,5403,2434,783-125
2019 Q31,4593,2974,756-27
2019 Q41,3603,3474,707-49
2020 Q11,2723,3754,647-60
2020 Q21,2113,3334,544-103
2020 Q31,1543,3314,485-59
2020 Q41,1183,3534,471-14
2021 Q11,0533,3784,431-40
2021 Q29863,3954,381-50
2021 Q39073,4174,324-57
2021 Q48343,4564,290-34
2022 Q17973,4474,244-46
2022 Q27473,4494,196-48
2022 Q36903,4824,172-24
2022 Q46663,5024,168-4
2023 Q16153,5164,131-37
2023 Q25473,5394,086-45
2023 Q34883,5444,032-54
2023 Q44613,5684,029-3
2024 Q14403,5804,020-9
2024 Q24083,5793,987-33
2024 Q33663,5343,900-87
2024 Q43313,3733,704-196
2025 Q13013,2523,553-151
2025 Q22703,2723,542-11

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.