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HOW MANY SMART CITY ARE LEFT?

There are 3,958 SMART CITY left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 2,403 SMART CITY that are currently SORNED.

The total number of SMART CITY was highest during 2008 Q3 (13,134). The number taxed topped out in 2008 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 6,773 (52%) SMART CITY have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of SMART CITY has fallen by 5,320. Licensed models have fallen by 7,043 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,723.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 3,030 SMART CITY models. Taxed models have declined by 3,491 and the SORNed total has increased by 461.

62% of the surviving 6,361 SMART CITY in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY SMART CITY ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2003 Q43,72003,7203,720
2004 Q48,03308,0334,313
2005 Q410,115010,1152,082
2006 Q411,968011,9681,853
2007 Q412,8187812,896928
2008 Q313,03010413,134238
2008 Q412,94610013,046-88
2009 Q112,92011713,037-9
2009 Q212,81311712,930-107
2009 Q312,68614312,829-101
2009 Q412,62415012,774-55
2010 Q112,54817312,721-53
2010 Q212,52018312,703-18
2010 Q312,50019812,698-5
2010 Q412,45221412,666-32
2011 Q112,42223412,656-10
2011 Q212,39722312,620-36
2011 Q312,32525112,576-44
2011 Q412,29725412,551-25
2012 Q112,25925812,517-34
2012 Q212,17027412,444-73
2012 Q312,12229212,414-30
2012 Q412,08729612,383-31
2013 Q112,02233212,354-29
2013 Q211,98132512,306-48
2013 Q311,90634112,247-59
2013 Q411,79239812,190-57
2014 Q111,76040212,162-28
2014 Q211,69242812,120-42
2014 Q311,57946212,041-79
2014 Q411,27552811,803-238
2015 Q111,09463111,725-78
2015 Q211,00168011,681-44
2015 Q310,87873311,611-70
2015 Q410,69782411,521-90
2016 Q110,52690011,426-95
2016 Q210,38695111,337-89
2016 Q310,2201,01911,239-98
2016 Q410,1571,12511,28243
2017 Q19,9831,20411,187-95
2017 Q29,8101,27411,084-103
2017 Q39,6851,30110,986-98
2017 Q49,4951,38210,877-109
2018 Q19,2751,46110,736-141
2018 Q29,0611,49110,552-184
2018 Q38,8401,59210,432-120
2018 Q48,6211,68510,306-126
2019 Q18,4471,69310,140-166
2019 Q28,3051,6939,998-142
2019 Q38,1311,7539,884-114
2019 Q47,9291,8389,767-117
2020 Q17,6401,9479,587-180
2020 Q27,4491,9429,391-196
2020 Q37,3032,0139,316-75
2020 Q47,0992,0759,174-142
2021 Q16,8532,1438,996-178
2021 Q26,6752,1318,806-190
2021 Q36,4732,1468,619-187
2021 Q46,2862,1918,477-142
2022 Q16,1032,2158,318-159
2022 Q26,0412,1698,210-108
2022 Q35,8682,1518,019-191
2022 Q45,7382,1857,923-96
2023 Q15,5152,2147,729-194
2023 Q25,3652,2127,577-152
2023 Q35,1562,2307,386-191
2023 Q44,9662,2987,264-122
2024 Q14,7922,3547,146-118
2024 Q24,6322,3837,015-131
2024 Q34,4862,3496,835-180
2024 Q44,2482,3936,641-194
2025 Q14,0542,4146,468-173
2025 Q23,9582,4036,361-107

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.