SUBARU

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HOW MANY SUBARU ARE LEFT?

There are 60,696 SUBARU left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 32,694 SUBARU that are currently SORNED.

The total number of SUBARU was highest during 2008 Q3 (124,227). The number taxed topped out in 2007 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 30,837 (25%) SUBARU have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of SUBARU has fallen by 9,353. Licensed models have fallen by 26,721 and the SORNed total has increased by 17,368.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 3,937 SUBARU models. Taxed models have declined by 8,608 and the SORNed total has increased by 4,671.

65% of the surviving 93,390 SUBARU in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY SUBARU ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q459,291059,29159,291
1995 Q459,432059,432141
1996 Q462,082062,0822,650
1997 Q465,887065,8873,805
1998 Q471,661071,6615,774
1999 Q479,249079,2497,588
2000 Q485,272085,2726,023
2001 Q490,577090,5775,305
2002 Q493,965093,9653,388
2003 Q4101,2740101,2747,309
2004 Q4107,1970107,1975,923
2005 Q4113,0570113,0575,860
2006 Q4114,8730114,8731,816
2007 Q4116,3097,836124,1459,272
2008 Q3115,7498,478124,22782
2008 Q4114,9099,066123,975-252
2009 Q1114,9669,218124,184209
2009 Q2114,9798,798123,777-407
2009 Q3114,2438,857123,100-677
2009 Q4113,3359,187122,522-578
2010 Q1112,7929,222122,014-508
2010 Q2112,2329,173121,405-609
2010 Q3111,1379,416120,553-852
2010 Q4110,0909,930120,020-533
2011 Q1108,40310,349118,752-1,268
2011 Q2106,43810,704117,142-1,610
2011 Q3104,87210,970115,842-1,300
2011 Q4103,48211,326114,808-1,034
2012 Q1102,01511,450113,465-1,343
2012 Q2100,25311,376111,629-1,836
2012 Q398,83911,234110,073-1,556
2012 Q497,19011,837109,027-1,046
2013 Q195,93111,659107,590-1,437
2013 Q294,89511,496106,391-1,199
2013 Q393,36811,361104,729-1,662
2013 Q491,67613,391105,067338
2014 Q190,46613,249103,715-1,352
2014 Q290,38912,727103,116-599
2014 Q390,92213,527104,4491,333
2014 Q488,72614,507103,233-1,216
2015 Q187,93214,699102,631-602
2015 Q287,41715,326102,743112
2015 Q386,72915,807102,536-207
2015 Q485,47317,022102,495-41
2016 Q184,97317,574102,54752
2016 Q284,52517,574102,099-448
2016 Q383,77718,158101,935-164
2016 Q482,97419,580102,554619
2017 Q181,79919,852101,651-903
2017 Q281,14620,595101,74190
2017 Q380,29521,093101,388-353
2017 Q478,55222,462101,014-374
2018 Q177,89522,398100,293-721
2018 Q277,34822,710100,058-235
2018 Q376,76223,417100,179121
2018 Q475,14124,878100,019-160
2019 Q174,46424,66399,127-892
2019 Q274,00824,87598,883-244
2019 Q373,26225,61698,878-5
2019 Q471,91727,17699,093215
2020 Q169,72328,51898,241-852
2020 Q269,30428,02397,327-914
2020 Q369,84827,92797,775448
2020 Q468,35729,10197,458-317
2021 Q167,43929,04196,480-978
2021 Q268,12028,49796,617137
2021 Q367,86428,75696,6203
2021 Q466,51430,16196,67555
2022 Q165,67030,05095,720-955
2022 Q265,53029,66795,197-523
2022 Q364,59230,35594,947-250
2022 Q463,30531,83195,136189
2023 Q162,88631,41194,297-839
2023 Q263,59331,20094,793496
2023 Q363,16931,72594,894101
2023 Q461,48733,37394,860-34
2024 Q161,27033,11594,385-475
2024 Q262,01232,68894,700315
2024 Q361,63332,84594,478-222
2024 Q459,95433,62493,578-900
2025 Q159,99233,49993,491-87
2025 Q260,69632,69493,390-101

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.