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Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBI statistics

How many Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBIs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Lusso TBI compares with other versions of the Alfa Romeo 159. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Alfa Romeo 159. Recorded by DVLA as “159 LUSSO TBI”.

Last updated
Records analysed
117 Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBI records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 103 −8.8% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 14 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 67.2% Other Alfa Romeo 159 versions 39.4%
  • Peak year 2013 148 licensed
  • Share of Alfa Romeo 159s 3.2% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 12.0% of those still registered are SORN

How many Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBIs are left in Great Britain?

There were 103 Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBIs licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 14 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 30.4% lower than its peak of 148 in 2013.

Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBIs licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2010, so the SORN line starts there.

Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBIs licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2009 19
2010 517
2011 1233
2012 1484
2013 1482
2014 1471
2015 1432
2016 1374
2017 1325
2018 1263
2019 1223
2020 1179
2021 1196
2022 1149
2023 1167
2024 1099
2025 10710
2026 10314

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBIs have survived?

67.2% of the Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBIs first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Alfa Romeo 159 first registered in the same years, the figure is 39.4%, so Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBIs are 1.7 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 24 other versions of the Alfa Romeo 159 first registered in the same years.

Share of Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBIs still registered compared with other Alfa Romeo 159 versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBI 67.2%
Other Alfa Romeo 159 versions of the same age 39.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBI engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 108 Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBIs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 1,701cc to 1,800cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBIs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,701cc to 1,800cc 108 licensed 100.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Alfa Romeo 159 page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Other versions of the Alfa Romeo 159

Versions of the Alfa Romeo 159 with their own page. The Alfa Romeo 159 page covers all 2,079 licensed, whatever the version.

Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBI compared with other versions of the Alfa Romeo 159
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Alfa Romeo 159 TI 580 397 55.8%
Alfa Romeo 159 TI TBI 150 41 85.7%
Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBI 103 14 67.2%

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 117 Alfa Romeo 159 Lusso TBI records (licensed and SORN) 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 2010.
  • This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “159 LUSSO TBI”. 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 number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.

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