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Alfa Romeo 156 V6 statistics

How many Alfa Romeo 156 V6s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the V6 compares with other versions of the Alfa Romeo 156. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Alfa Romeo 156. Recorded by DVLA as “156 2.5 V6”, “156 V6”, “156 V6 24V”.

Last updated
Records analysed
328 Alfa Romeo 156 V6 records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 54 −10.0% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 274 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 10.6% Other Alfa Romeo 156 versions 4.9%
  • Peak year 2001 2,992 licensed
  • Share of Alfa Romeo 156s 9.7% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 83.5% of those still registered are SORN

How many Alfa Romeo 156 V6s are left in Great Britain?

There were 54 Alfa Romeo 156 V6s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 274 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 98.2% lower than its peak of 2,992 in 2001. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 83.5% of those still registered are off the road.

Alfa Romeo 156 V6s licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.

Alfa Romeo 156 V6s licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1997 9
1998 1,277
1999 2,242
2000 2,941
2001 2,992
2002 2,966
2003 2,961
2004 2,892
2005 2,780
2006 2,593
2007 2,392177
2008 2,097215
2009 1,727261
2010 1,363286
2011 1,030267
2012 719256
2013 506286
2014 379272
2015 317268
2016 234287
2017 186299
2018 147302
2019 113308
2020 106305
2021 89299
2022 78295
2023 73288
2024 63275
2025 59269
2026 54274

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Alfa Romeo 156 V6s have survived?

10.6% of Alfa Romeo 156 V6s are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1997. For other versions of the Alfa Romeo 156 from the same era, the figure is 4.9%, so Alfa Romeo 156 V6s are 2.2 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 5 other versions of the Alfa Romeo 156 from the same era.

Share of Alfa Romeo 156 V6s still registered compared with other Alfa Romeo 156 versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Alfa Romeo 156 V6 10.6%
Other Alfa Romeo 156 versions of the same age 4.9%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Alfa Romeo 156 V6 registrations over time

First registrations of Alfa Romeo 156 V6s in Great Britain were highest in 2001, when this data begins, at 133. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Alfa Romeo 156 V6s registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’01 133
’02 33
’03 9
’04 9
’05 5
’06 18
’07 3
’08 1
’09 2
’10 0
’11 0
’12 0
’13 0
’14 1
’15 0
’16 0
’17 1
’18 0
’19 1
’20 2
’21 1
’22 3
’23 1
’24 0
’25 0

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Other versions of the Alfa Romeo 156

Versions of the Alfa Romeo 156 with their own page. The Alfa Romeo 156 page covers all 678 licensed, whatever the version.

Alfa Romeo 156 V6 compared with other versions of the Alfa Romeo 156
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Alfa Romeo 156 V6 54 274 10.6%
Alfa Romeo 156 V6 GTA 122 142 70.0%

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 328 Alfa Romeo 156 V6 records (licensed and SORN) 15 September 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 15 September 2026
  • Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
  • Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
  • This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “156 2.5 V6”, “156 V6”, “156 V6 24V”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
  • Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the most licensed at any year end since 1994, plus any first registered after that year. Other versions are those of the same model whose licensed count peaked in the same years, up to 2001.
  • First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.

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