SUBARU

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HOW MANY SUBARU ARE LEFT?

There are 59,077 SUBARU left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 31,306 SUBARU that are currently SORNED.

The total number of SUBARU was highest during 2007 Q4 (120,252). The number taxed topped out in 2007 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 29,869 (25%) SUBARU have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of SUBARU has fallen by 8,629. Licensed models have fallen by 25,027 and the SORNed total has increased by 16,398.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 3,745 SUBARU models. Taxed models have declined by 8,137 and the SORNed total has increased by 4,392.

65% of the surviving 90,383 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 Q490,574090,5745,302
2002 Q493,617093,6173,043
2003 Q499,317099,3175,700
2004 Q4104,4670104,4675,150
2005 Q4109,5520109,5525,085
2006 Q4111,2730111,2731,721
2007 Q4112,5107,742120,2528,979
2008 Q3111,5878,347119,934-318
2008 Q4110,7728,917119,689-245
2009 Q1110,8099,064119,873184
2009 Q2110,7828,675119,457-416
2009 Q3110,0198,727118,746-711
2009 Q4109,1659,015118,180-566
2010 Q1108,6249,044117,668-512
2010 Q2108,0069,010117,016-652
2010 Q3106,9289,251116,179-837
2010 Q4105,9439,697115,640-539
2011 Q1104,33610,086114,422-1,218
2011 Q2102,36310,462112,825-1,597
2011 Q3100,85710,726111,583-1,242
2011 Q499,57311,027110,600-983
2012 Q198,16811,141109,309-1,291
2012 Q296,40511,101107,506-1,803
2012 Q395,04910,957106,006-1,500
2012 Q493,50011,482104,982-1,024
2013 Q192,30311,297103,600-1,382
2013 Q291,25511,193102,448-1,152
2013 Q389,82611,038100,864-1,584
2013 Q488,27012,957101,227363
2014 Q187,10712,85399,960-1,267
2014 Q286,97912,38599,364-596
2014 Q387,46413,146100,6101,246
2014 Q485,40814,04899,456-1,154
2015 Q184,68514,26398,948-508
2015 Q284,10414,90899,01264
2015 Q383,46615,35798,823-189
2015 Q482,34516,47798,822-1
2016 Q181,89917,02598,924102
2016 Q281,40617,07598,481-443
2016 Q380,70417,62998,333-148
2016 Q480,04618,93398,979646
2017 Q178,92819,24498,172-807
2017 Q278,23619,97498,21038
2017 Q377,43720,45597,892-318
2017 Q475,84721,69997,546-346
2018 Q175,26321,65796,920-626
2018 Q274,66521,97696,641-279
2018 Q374,16922,60396,772131
2018 Q472,71423,92596,639-133
2019 Q172,08823,75795,845-794
2019 Q271,59623,97695,572-273
2019 Q370,91624,65795,5731
2019 Q469,76326,04595,808235
2020 Q167,65427,36295,016-792
2020 Q267,21426,91494,128-888
2020 Q367,72626,81494,540412
2020 Q466,34927,86694,215-325
2021 Q165,48027,86693,346-869
2021 Q266,04527,38393,42882
2021 Q365,82027,62993,44921
2021 Q464,61828,89693,51465
2022 Q163,80028,82892,628-886
2022 Q263,60328,50092,103-525
2022 Q362,73329,11691,849-254
2022 Q461,59130,45492,045196
2023 Q161,17630,09691,272-773
2023 Q261,78729,92691,713441
2023 Q361,40330,41391,816103
2023 Q459,86931,91491,783-33
2024 Q159,65031,73991,389-394
2024 Q260,30631,37191,677288
2024 Q359,96731,49491,461-216
2024 Q458,48032,11090,590-871
2025 Q158,48232,01190,493-97
2025 Q259,07731,30690,383-110

How Rare Is My Car analyses 'road tax' data from the DVLA, this dataset is only available from 1994 onwards.

Vehicle licensing statistics last updated 23/10/2025.