Car statistics

Austin Mini 1000 City E statistics

How many Austin Mini 1000 City Es are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 1000 City E compares with other versions of the Austin Mini. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Austin Mini. Recorded by DVLA as “MINI 1000 CITY E”, “MINI 1000 CITY E AUTO”.

Last updated
Records analysed
5,704 Austin Mini 1000 City E records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 1,052 +9.6% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 4,652 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 14.6% Other Austin Mini versions 8.0%
  • Licensed in 1994 39,174 when this data begins
  • Share of Austin Minis 22.0% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 81.6% of those still registered are SORN

How many Austin Mini 1000 City Es are left in Great Britain?

There were 1,052 Austin Mini 1000 City Es licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 4,652 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 97.3% lower than the 39,174 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 81.6% of those still registered are off the road.

Austin Mini 1000 City Es licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Austin Mini 1000 City Es licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 39,174
1995 34,661
1996 31,339
1997 26,842
1998 21,438
1999 17,574
2000 13,651
2001 10,597
2002 7,909
2003 6,194
2004 5,056
2005 4,100
2006 3,278
2007 2,8673,025
2008 2,4723,028
2009 2,1992,987
2010 1,9502,962
2011 1,8453,077
2012 1,7213,007
2013 1,5293,576
2014 1,4313,626
2015 1,3073,845
2016 1,2364,013
2017 1,1644,349
2018 1,0834,483
2019 1,0524,533
2020 9424,678
2021 9384,702
2022 8744,788
2023 8714,805
2024 9634,644
2025 1,0494,615
2026 1,0524,652

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Austin Mini 1000 City Es have survived?

14.6% of Austin Mini 1000 City Es are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1994. For other versions of the Austin Mini from the same era, the figure is 8.0%, so Austin Mini 1000 City Es are 1.8 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 22 other versions of the Austin Mini from the same era.

Share of Austin Mini 1000 City Es still registered compared with other Austin Mini versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Austin Mini 1000 City E 14.6%
Other Austin Mini versions of the same age 8.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Austin Mini 1000 City E engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 1,075 Austin Mini 1000 City Es licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 84.8% have an engine of 901cc to 1,000cc, and 10.0% have an engine of 1,201cc to 1,300cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Austin Mini 1000 City Es licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
901cc to 1,000cc 912 licensed 84.8%
1,201cc to 1,300cc 108 licensed 10.0%
1,301cc to 1,400cc 37 licensed 3.4%
Other sizes 18 licensed 1.7%

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

Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size Fuel Licensed Share
901–1,000cc Petrol 912 84.8%
1,201–1,300cc Petrol 108 10.0%
1,301–1,400cc Petrol 37 3.4%
1,001–1,100cc Petrol 11 1.0%

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 Austin Mini page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Other versions of the Austin Mini

Versions of the Austin Mini with their own page. The Austin Mini page covers all 7,389 licensed, whatever the version.

Austin Mini 1000 City E compared with other versions of the Austin Mini
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Austin Mini Mayfair 1,206 5,534 15.3%
Austin Mini 1000 City E 1,052 4,652 14.6%
Austin Mini 1000 731 848 34.8%
Austin Mini Thirty 211 874 50.3%
Austin Mini Cooper 597 343 100.0%
Austin Mini Cooper S 582 230 100.0%
Austin Mini Clubman 305 448 31.7%
Austin Mini Racing Flame 96 629 41.6%
Austin Mini Designer 68 441 28.9%
Austin Mini 25 132 360 18.7%
Austin Mini Advantage 49 389 17.1%
Austin Mini Sky Rose 63 284 38.4%
Austin Mini Piccadilly 39 272 15.2%
Austin Mini Jet Black 36 260 22.5%
Austin Mini Chelsea 31 223 19.9%
Austin Mini Ritz 29 218 13.9%
Austin Mini 1275 GT 128 109 99.2%
Austin Mini Park Lane 18 173 16.7%
Austin Mini Red Hot 19 168 20.9%
Austin Mini Countryman 105 18 100.0%

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 5,704 Austin Mini 1000 City E 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 2007.
  • This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “MINI 1000 CITY E”, “MINI 1000 CITY E 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 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.

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