Data files containing detailed information about vehicles in the UK are also available, including make and model data.
Some tables have been withdrawn and replaced. The table index for this statistical series has been updated to provide a full map between the old and new numbering systems used in this page.
Tables VEH0101 and VEH1104 have not yet been revised to include the recent changes to Large Goods Vehicles (LGV) and Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) definitions for data earlier than 2023 quarter 4. This will be amended as soon as possible.
Overview
VEH0101: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66f15b9b76558d051527abd7/veh0101.ods">Vehicles at the end of the quarter by licence status and body type: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 147 KB)
Detailed breakdowns
VEH0103: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66436667993111924d9d3426/veh0103.ods">Licensed vehicles at the end of the year by tax class: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 42.6 KB)
VEH0105: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66f15b9c34de29965b489bcd/veh0105.ods">Licensed vehicles at the end of the quarter by body type, fuel type, keepership (private and company) and upper and lower tier local authority: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 15.8 MB)
VEH0206: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/664369fc4f29e1d07fadc707/veh0206.ods">Licensed cars at the end of the year by VED band and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 39.8 KB)
VEH0506: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6287bf83d3bf7f1f44695437/veh0506.ods">Licensed heavy goods vehicles at the end of the year by gross vehicle weight (tonnes): Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 13.8 KB)
VEH0601: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66436cacae748c43d3793ad2/veh0601.ods">Licensed buses and coaches at the end of the year by body type detail: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 23.9 KB)
VEH1102: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66437bb9ae748c43d3793ae0/veh1102.ods">Licensed vehicles at the end of the year by body type and keepership (private and company): Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 140 KB)
VEH1103: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66f15b9c76558d051527abda/veh1103.ods">Licensed vehicles
Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
License information was derived automatically
This dataset contains details of the number of registered vehicles based upon registering address in Leicester and is sourced from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).Data is updated quarterly.This dataset is also part of a dashboard that has been created showing a range of transport related data. The dashboard can be viewed here.
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Number of licensed vehicles (in thousands) at year end broken down by type including , cars, motor cycles, light goods, heavy goods, buses an coaches, and Other.
Vehicles are allocated to a local authority according to the postcode of the registered keeper. This is the keeper's address for privately owned vehicles or the company's registered address for company owned vehicles. Significant changes in the number of vehicles from year to year can often occur when a companies with a large number of vehicles change their registered address.
Other vehicles includes rear diggers, lift trucks, rollers, ambulances, Hackney Carriages, three wheelers and agricultural vehicles.
Statistics on licensed road vehicles and new vehicle registrations derived from data held by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency ( DVLA ) ...Statistics on motor vehicles that were registered for the first time during January to March 2016.
Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
License information was derived automatically
The roadside survey is a survey of vehicles passing observation points on the UK road network. It uses automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR) cameras to capture registration marks at 256 sites during June each year (or every other from 2011 onwards).
The data are primarily used to create the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) evasion estimates, MOT non-compliance estimates and foreign-registered vehicles in traffic estimates.
These files present anonymised individual vehicle observation information by matching the captured registration mark with data held in the DVLA database. The files do not include registration mark, precise observation data / location, keeper name or keeper address details.
The data will be of use to anyone who wishes to understand the mix of vehicle types using British roads.
In March 2020 more than 23,000 mild hybrid electric vehicles (MHEV) were sold in the United Kingdom. The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) tends to issue new registration plates in March and September and hence, registration figures frequently soar in these months.
The number of cars with alternative fuels grows
Unlike plug-in electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles, mild hybrid electric vehicles are included in the segment of petrol and diesel-fueled cars in the SMMT's latest publications. This fact notwithstanding, vehicles with hybrid-electric propulsion held a market share of just under seven percent in 2020. At the same time, the number of petrol and diesel-fueled cars registered is expected to fall to as low as two million units in 2020. There is a shift away from internal combustion engines Environmental regulations and the Volkswagen diesel scandal are probable causes for the decline of diesel and petrol car registrations in the United Kingdom. Other reasons include incentives to go electric and improvements in the charging infrastructure. The variety of models available in the market is also on the rise.
Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
License information was derived automatically
Key information about Ghana Registered Motor Vehicles
Changes to tables including car mileage data (NTS0901, NTS0904)
Following a user engagement exercise, the presentation of the car mileage estimates has changed for 2023, to include more car types and fuel types (subject to availability of data) and to discontinue providing a private or company car breakdown. These changes have resulted in revisions to the estimates in the backseries. Please see table notes for more details.
Previous versions of these tables (up to 2022) are available.
NTS0901: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66ce0f47face0992fa41f65b/nts0901.ods">Annual mileage of cars by ownership, fuel type and trip purpose: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 12.8 KB)
NTS0904: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66ce0f5e4e046525fa39cf7e/nts0904.ods">Annual mileage band of cars: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 14 KB)
NTS0905: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66ce0f6f25c035a11941f655/nts0905.ods">Average car or van occupancy and lone driver rate by trip purpose: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 18 KB)
NTS0908: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66ce0f89bc00d93a0c7e1f74/nts0908.ods">Where vehicle parked overnight by rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 14.7 KB)
National Travel Survey statistics
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This statistic shows the monthly amount of cars sold by Citroen in the United Kingdom (UK) between July 2014 and December 2019. Peaks in registration numbers were recorded in March and September of each year, which was due to the issuing of license plates by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in those months. In December 2019, Citroen sold 2,901 cars in the UK, an increase of over 44 percent compared with December 2018.
This statistic shows the monthly amount of cars sold by Smart in the United Kingdom (UK) between July 2016 and December 2019. Peaks in registration numbers were recorded in March and September of each year, which was due to the issuing of license plates by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in those months. In March 2019, around 1,000 new units had been sold.
This statistic shows the monthly amount of cars sold by Subaru in the United Kingdom (UK) between July 2016 and December 2019. Peaks in registration numbers were recorded in March and September of each year, which was due to the issuing of license plates by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in those months. In December 2019, 708 new Subaru cars had been sold.
This data set comes from data held by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
It is not classed as an ‘official statistic’. This means it’s not subject to scrutiny and assessment by the UK Statistics Authority.
The MOT test checks that your vehicle meets road safety and environmental standards. Different types of vehicles (for example, cars and motorcycles) fall into different ‘classes’.
This data table shows the number of initial tests. It does not include abandoned tests, aborted tests, or retests.
The initial fail rate is the rate for vehicles as they were brought for the MOT. The final fail rate excludes vehicles that pass the test after rectification of minor defects at the time of the test.
This data table is updated every 3 months.
Ref: DVSA/MOT/01
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These tables give data for the following classes of vehicles:
All figures are for vehicles as they were brought in for the MOT.
A failed test usually has multiple failure items.
The percentage of tests is worked out as the number of tests with one or more failure items in the defect as a percentage of total tests.
The percentage of defects is worked out as the total defects in the category as a percentage of total defects for all categories.
The average defects per initial test failure is worked out as the total failure items as a percentage of total tests failed plus tests that passed after rectification of a minor defect at the time of the test.
These data tables are updated every 3 months.
This statistic shows the monthly amount of cars sold by MG in the United Kingdom (UK) between July 2014 and December 2019. Peaks in registration numbers were recorded in March and September of each year, which was due to the issuing of license plates by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in those months. From 2018 onward, MG monthly sales volume generally increased in comparison to the previous years. In December 2019, 1,700 new units had been sold, an increase of roughly 162 percent in comparison to the same month a year beforehand.
This statistic shows the monthly amount of cars sold by SEAT in the United Kingdom (UK) between July 2016 and December 2019. Peaks in registration numbers were recorded in March and September of each year, which was due to the issuing of license plates by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in those months. In September 2019, around 8,200 new SEAT cars had been sold, an increase of roughly 55.6 percent in comparison September 2018.
This statistic shows the monthly amount of cars sold by Ssangyong in the United Kingdom (UK) between July 2016 and December 2019. Peaks in registration numbers were recorded in March and September of each year, which was due to the issuing of license plates by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in those months. In September 2019, roughly 400 new Ssangyong cars had been sold.
This statistic shows the monthly amount of cars sold by Lexus in the United Kingdom (UK) between July 2016 and December 2019. Peaks in registration numbers were recorded in March and September of each year, which was due to the issuing of license plates by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in those months. In September 2019, 3,852 new Lexus cars were sold in the UK
This statistic shows the monthly amount of cars sold by Kia in the United Kingdom (UK) between July 2016 and December 2019. Peaks in registration numbers were recorded in March and September of each year, which was due to the issuing of license plates by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in those months. In July 2019, 7,115 new Kia cars had been sold.
This statistic shows the monthly amount of cars sold by Hyundai in the United Kingdom (UK) between July 2016 and December 2019. Peaks in registration numbers were recorded in March and September of each year, which was due to the issuing of license plates by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in those months. In December 2019, 3,801 new Hyundai cars had been sold. This company is one of the leading car brands in the UK.
This statistic shows the monthly amount of cars sold by Volvo in the United Kingdom (UK) between July 2016 and December 2019. Peaks in registration numbers were recorded in March and September of each year, which was due to the issuing of license plates by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in those months. In September 2019, around 8,800 new Volvo cars had been sold, an increase of roughly 4 percent in comparison to the same month the previous year.
This statistic shows the monthly amount of cars sold by Maserati in the United Kingdom (UK) between July 2016 and December 2019. Peaks in registration numbers were recorded in March and September of each year, which was due to the issuing of license plates by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in those months. In September 2019, 95 new cars had been sold.
Data files containing detailed information about vehicles in the UK are also available, including make and model data.
Some tables have been withdrawn and replaced. The table index for this statistical series has been updated to provide a full map between the old and new numbering systems used in this page.
Tables VEH0101 and VEH1104 have not yet been revised to include the recent changes to Large Goods Vehicles (LGV) and Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) definitions for data earlier than 2023 quarter 4. This will be amended as soon as possible.
Overview
VEH0101: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66f15b9b76558d051527abd7/veh0101.ods">Vehicles at the end of the quarter by licence status and body type: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 147 KB)
Detailed breakdowns
VEH0103: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66436667993111924d9d3426/veh0103.ods">Licensed vehicles at the end of the year by tax class: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 42.6 KB)
VEH0105: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66f15b9c34de29965b489bcd/veh0105.ods">Licensed vehicles at the end of the quarter by body type, fuel type, keepership (private and company) and upper and lower tier local authority: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 15.8 MB)
VEH0206: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/664369fc4f29e1d07fadc707/veh0206.ods">Licensed cars at the end of the year by VED band and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 39.8 KB)
VEH0506: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6287bf83d3bf7f1f44695437/veh0506.ods">Licensed heavy goods vehicles at the end of the year by gross vehicle weight (tonnes): Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 13.8 KB)
VEH0601: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66436cacae748c43d3793ad2/veh0601.ods">Licensed buses and coaches at the end of the year by body type detail: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 23.9 KB)
VEH1102: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66437bb9ae748c43d3793ae0/veh1102.ods">Licensed vehicles at the end of the year by body type and keepership (private and company): Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 140 KB)
VEH1103: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66f15b9c76558d051527abda/veh1103.ods">Licensed vehicles