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Alfa Romeo 159 TI statistics

How many Alfa Romeo 159 TIs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the TI 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 TI 16V JTDM”, “159 TI JTDM”, “159 TI 16V JTDM 170”, “159 TI 16V JTDM 150”, “159 TI 20V JTDM”, “159 TI 20V JTDM AUTO”, “159 TI 16V JTDM AUTO”, “159 TI JTDM AUTO”.

Last updated
Records analysed
977 Alfa Romeo 159 TI records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 580 −22.0% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 397 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 55.8% Other Alfa Romeo 159 versions 33.5%
  • Peak year 2011 1,654 licensed
  • Share of Alfa Romeo 159s 26.6% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 40.6% of those still registered are SORN

How many Alfa Romeo 159 TIs are left in Great Britain?

There were 580 Alfa Romeo 159 TIs licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 397 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 64.9% lower than its peak of 1,654 in 2011.

Alfa Romeo 159 TIs licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2008, so the SORN line starts there.

Alfa Romeo 159 TIs licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2007 151
2008 64715
2009 1,19932
2010 1,60545
2011 1,65423
2012 1,63327
2013 1,64522
2014 1,61623
2015 1,60320
2016 1,56733
2017 1,51663
2018 1,46688
2019 1,387115
2020 1,292163
2021 1,209190
2022 1,119208
2023 951269
2024 767331
2025 614387
2026 580397

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Alfa Romeo 159 TIs have survived?

55.8% of the Alfa Romeo 159 TIs 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 33.5%, so Alfa Romeo 159 TIs are 1.7 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 18 other versions of the Alfa Romeo 159 first registered in the same years.

Share of Alfa Romeo 159 TIs still registered compared with other Alfa Romeo 159 versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Alfa Romeo 159 TI 55.8%
Other Alfa Romeo 159 versions of the same age 33.5%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Alfa Romeo 159 TI registrations over time

Registrations of Alfa Romeo 159 TIs for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 609 in 2009. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Alfa Romeo 159 TIs registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’07 155
’08 518
’09 609
’10 418
’11 29
’12 22
’13 0
’14 0
’15 0
’16 0
’17 0
’18 0
’19 0
’20 0
’21 0
’22 0
’23 0
’24 0
’25 0

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Alfa Romeo 159 TI engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 636 Alfa Romeo 159 TIs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 75.8% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 24.1% have an engine of 2,301cc to 2,400cc. The share with an engine of 2,301cc to 2,400cc has fallen from 30.1% in 2014 to 24.1%.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Alfa Romeo 159 TIs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 482 licensed 75.8%
2,301cc to 2,400cc 153 licensed 24.1%
Other sizes 1 licensed 0.2%

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

Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size Fuel Licensed Share
1,901–2,000cc Diesel 482 75.8%
2,301–2,400cc Diesel 153 24.1%

Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025

Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.

Alfa Romeo 159 TIs licensed in the UK by engine size, share of each year’s total
Year 1,901–2,000cc2,301–2,400cc
2014 69.9%30.1%
2015 70.2%29.8%
2016 70.6%29.4%
2017 70.7%29.3%
2018 71.2%28.8%
2019 72.1%27.9%
2020 71.9%28.1%
2021 72.7%27.3%
2022 72.9%27.0%
2023 73.1%26.8%
2024 74.6%25.3%
2025 75.8%24.1%

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 TI 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 977 Alfa Romeo 159 TI 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 2008.
  • This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “159 TI 16V JTDM”, “159 TI JTDM”, “159 TI 16V JTDM 170”, “159 TI 16V JTDM 150”, “159 TI 20V JTDM”, “159 TI 20V JTDM AUTO”, “159 TI 16V JTDM AUTO”, “159 TI JTDM AUTO”. 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.
  • First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.

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