Car statistics

Austin Mini Cooper statistics

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

A version of the Austin Mini. Recorded by DVLA as “MINI COOPER”.

Last updated
Records analysed
940 Austin Mini Cooper records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 597 −2.8% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 343 Off the road, not taxed
  • Peak year 2024 607 licensed
  • Share of Austin Minis 3.6% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 36.5% of those still registered are SORN
  • Most common fuel Petrol 100.0% of those licensed

How many Austin Mini Coopers are left in Great Britain?

There were 597 Austin Mini Coopers licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 343 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 1.6% lower than its peak of 607 in 2024.

Austin Mini Coopers licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Austin Mini Coopers licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 334
1995 325
1996 510
1997 482
1998 491
1999 512
2000 489
2001 478
2002 480
2003 469
2004 464
2005 444
2006 434
2007 416163
2008 428172
2009 436180
2010 434183
2011 434204
2012 431198
2013 434244
2014 455255
2015 450280
2016 453301
2017 459324
2018 502303
2019 529294
2020 549301
2021 567303
2022 584307
2023 602308
2024 607321
2025 601339
2026 597343

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Austin Mini Coopers have survived?

More Austin Mini Coopers are registered today (940, licensed or SORN) than were licensed in 2024 (607). For other versions of the Austin Mini from the same era, the figure is 9.5%.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 27 other versions of the Austin Mini from the same era.

Share of Austin Mini Coopers still registered compared with other Austin Mini versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Austin Mini Cooper 100.0%
Other Austin Mini versions of the same age 9.5%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Austin Mini Cooper engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 618 Austin Mini Coopers licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 70.2% have an engine of 901cc to 1,000cc, and 21.8% have an engine of 1,201cc to 1,300cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Austin Mini Coopers licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
901cc to 1,000cc 434 licensed 70.2%
1,201cc to 1,300cc 135 licensed 21.8%
1,001cc to 1,100cc 26 licensed 4.2%
Other sizes 23 licensed 3.7%

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 434 70.2%
1,201–1,300cc Petrol 135 21.8%
1,001–1,100cc Petrol 26 4.2%
1,301–1,400cc Petrol 10 1.6%

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 Cooper 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 940 Austin Mini Cooper 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 COOPER”. 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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