SAAB

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HOW MANY SAAB ARE LEFT?

There are 41,034 SAAB left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 27,606 SAAB that are currently SORNED.

The total number of SAAB was highest during 2009 Q1 (241,838). The number taxed topped out in 2009 Q1 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2023 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 173,198 (72%) SAAB have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of SAAB has fallen by 107,425. Licensed models have fallen by 119,887 and the SORNed total has increased by 12,462.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 43,912 SAAB models. Taxed models have declined by 44,518 and the SORNed total has increased by 606.

60% of the surviving 68,640 SAAB in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY SAAB ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q4122,2490122,249122,249
1995 Q4126,7880126,7884,539
1996 Q4137,5080137,50810,720
1997 Q4147,2800147,2809,772
1998 Q4160,3840160,38413,104
1999 Q4170,3710170,3719,987
2000 Q4177,0350177,0356,664
2001 Q4182,8430182,8435,808
2002 Q4186,1410186,1413,298
2003 Q4188,2490188,2492,108
2004 Q4196,7620196,7628,513
2005 Q4211,1780211,17814,416
2006 Q4220,6820220,6829,504
2007 Q4228,82311,262240,08519,403
2008 Q3228,65810,799239,457-628
2008 Q4228,32111,581239,902445
2009 Q1230,38011,458241,8381,936
2009 Q2230,37510,446240,821-1,017
2009 Q3228,00310,104238,107-2,714
2009 Q4224,52410,945235,469-2,638
2010 Q1222,77010,768233,538-1,931
2010 Q2222,59410,009232,603-935
2010 Q3221,11610,135231,251-1,352
2010 Q4217,28711,535228,822-2,429
2011 Q1215,69411,638227,332-1,490
2011 Q2213,62311,180224,803-2,529
2011 Q3210,13211,220221,352-3,451
2011 Q4205,50512,375217,880-3,472
2012 Q1202,16712,252214,419-3,461
2012 Q2200,25611,283211,539-2,880
2012 Q3196,79511,002207,797-3,742
2012 Q4192,20412,314204,518-3,279
2013 Q1188,05212,352200,404-4,114
2013 Q2186,32311,364197,687-2,717
2013 Q3182,30311,113193,416-4,271
2013 Q4177,28514,026191,311-2,105
2014 Q1173,77813,621187,399-3,912
2014 Q2172,42612,549184,975-2,424
2014 Q3172,81413,204186,0181,043
2014 Q4166,60815,158181,766-4,252
2015 Q1162,92815,090178,018-3,748
2015 Q2160,92115,144176,065-1,953
2015 Q3157,12015,811172,931-3,134
2015 Q4152,58617,865170,451-2,480
2016 Q1149,11218,710167,822-2,629
2016 Q2146,10918,209164,318-3,504
2016 Q3142,12218,743160,865-3,453
2016 Q4138,12921,003159,132-1,733
2017 Q1134,17920,796154,975-4,157
2017 Q2131,29620,846152,142-2,833
2017 Q3127,29821,352148,650-3,492
2017 Q4122,19823,197145,395-3,255
2018 Q1117,76922,921140,690-4,705
2018 Q2115,04122,266137,307-3,383
2018 Q3111,31422,819134,133-3,174
2018 Q4106,51224,754131,266-2,867
2019 Q1102,55924,360126,919-4,347
2019 Q2100,13623,884124,020-2,899
2019 Q396,53924,576121,115-2,905
2019 Q491,65126,389118,040-3,075
2020 Q187,50227,737115,239-2,801
2020 Q285,55227,000112,552-2,687
2020 Q383,83126,787110,618-1,934
2020 Q479,56028,382107,942-2,676
2021 Q176,54927,971104,520-3,422
2021 Q275,38626,657102,043-2,477
2021 Q372,42726,62399,050-2,993
2021 Q468,69928,10496,803-2,247
2022 Q166,47727,45693,933-2,870
2022 Q265,39626,57891,974-1,959
2022 Q363,07726,84289,919-2,055
2022 Q459,81928,19488,013-1,906
2023 Q157,68327,48285,165-2,848
2023 Q256,96326,92283,885-1,280
2023 Q354,75727,33282,089-1,796
2023 Q451,40028,86680,266-1,823
2024 Q149,38628,58977,975-2,291
2024 Q248,30828,26276,570-1,405
2024 Q346,34828,21574,563-2,007
2024 Q443,34328,78772,130-2,433
2025 Q141,47828,62570,103-2,027
2025 Q241,03427,60668,640-1,463

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.