SINNIS

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HOW MANY SINNIS ARE LEFT?

There are 4,308 SINNIS left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 3,856 SINNIS that are currently SORNED.

The total number of SINNIS was highest during 2023 Q3 (8,673). The number taxed topped out in 2022 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 509 (6%) SINNIS have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of SINNIS has gained 7,272. Licensed models have increased by 3,450 and the SORNed total has increased by 3,822.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 2,695 SINNIS models. Taxed models have grown by 25 and the SORNed total has increased by 2,670.

53% of the surviving 8,164 SINNIS in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY SINNIS ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2012 Q33033
2012 Q44041
2013 Q15051
2013 Q22702722
2013 Q35805831
2013 Q48919032
2014 Q1133213545
2014 Q2171317439
2014 Q3235624167
2014 Q434214356115
2015 Q152423547191
2015 Q285834892345
2015 Q31,229561,285393
2015 Q41,393871,480195
2016 Q11,5631151,678198
2016 Q21,9091302,039361
2016 Q32,0161692,185146
2016 Q42,1352352,370185
2017 Q12,1832642,44777
2017 Q22,2653092,574127
2017 Q32,5433412,884310
2017 Q42,6534263,079195
2018 Q12,8164933,309230
2018 Q23,1005493,649340
2018 Q33,3726404,012363
2018 Q43,4397564,195183
2019 Q13,5758274,402207
2019 Q23,7548804,634232
2019 Q34,0289684,996362
2019 Q44,0891,0965,185189
2020 Q14,0801,1985,27893
2020 Q24,2831,1865,469191
2020 Q34,8161,2326,048579
2020 Q44,9991,3646,363315
2021 Q15,0401,4456,485122
2021 Q25,5651,4657,030545
2021 Q35,8441,6007,444414
2021 Q45,9011,8007,701257
2022 Q16,0191,9037,922221
2022 Q26,0461,9938,039117
2022 Q36,2472,1438,390351
2022 Q46,2102,3288,538148
2023 Q16,0882,4658,55315
2023 Q26,0612,5798,64087
2023 Q35,9432,7308,67333
2023 Q45,7182,9368,654-19
2024 Q15,5403,1148,6540
2024 Q25,3513,2418,592-62
2024 Q35,1013,3828,483-109
2024 Q44,7653,6168,381-102
2025 Q14,4863,8098,295-86
2025 Q24,3083,8568,164-131

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.