Car statistics
Austin Mini Mayfair statistics
How many Austin Mini Mayfairs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Mayfair compares with other versions of the Austin Mini. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 1,206 +9.7% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 5,534 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 15.3% Other Austin Mini versions 7.6%
- Licensed in 1994 44,111 when this data begins
- Share of Austin Minis 26.0% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 82.1% of those still registered are SORN
How many Austin Mini Mayfairs are left in Great Britain?
There were 1,206 Austin Mini Mayfairs licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 5,534 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 97.3% lower than the 44,111 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 82.1% of those still registered are off the road.
Austin Mini Mayfairs licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 44,111 | – |
| 1995 | 39,335 | – |
| 1996 | 35,978 | – |
| 1997 | 30,757 | – |
| 1998 | 25,019 | – |
| 1999 | 20,584 | – |
| 2000 | 16,248 | – |
| 2001 | 12,626 | – |
| 2002 | 9,717 | – |
| 2003 | 7,583 | – |
| 2004 | 6,270 | – |
| 2005 | 5,226 | – |
| 2006 | 4,098 | – |
| 2007 | 3,510 | 3,627 |
| 2008 | 3,032 | 3,577 |
| 2009 | 2,746 | 3,495 |
| 2010 | 2,446 | 3,458 |
| 2011 | 2,326 | 3,547 |
| 2012 | 2,141 | 3,514 |
| 2013 | 1,865 | 4,206 |
| 2014 | 1,725 | 4,281 |
| 2015 | 1,628 | 4,543 |
| 2016 | 1,527 | 4,743 |
| 2017 | 1,424 | 5,138 |
| 2018 | 1,357 | 5,252 |
| 2019 | 1,280 | 5,371 |
| 2020 | 1,162 | 5,535 |
| 2021 | 1,155 | 5,556 |
| 2022 | 1,132 | 5,601 |
| 2023 | 1,058 | 5,664 |
| 2024 | 1,112 | 5,556 |
| 2025 | 1,210 | 5,490 |
| 2026 | 1,206 | 5,534 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Austin Mini Mayfairs have survived?
15.3% of Austin Mini Mayfairs 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 7.6%, so Austin Mini Mayfairs are 2.0 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.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Austin Mini Mayfair | 15.3% |
| Other Austin Mini versions of the same age | 7.6% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Austin Mini Mayfair engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 1,241 Austin Mini Mayfairs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 84.1% have an engine of 901cc to 1,000cc, and 11.1% have an engine of 1,201cc to 1,300cc. The share with an engine of 901cc to 1,000cc has fallen from 89.7% in 2014 to 84.1%.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 901cc to 1,000cc 1,044 licensed | 84.1% |
| 1,201cc to 1,300cc 138 licensed | 11.1% |
| 1,301cc to 1,400cc 35 licensed | 2.8% |
| Other sizes 24 licensed | 1.9% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 901–1,000cc | Petrol | 1,044 | 84.1% |
| 1,201–1,300cc | Petrol | 138 | 11.1% |
| 1,301–1,400cc | Petrol | 35 | 2.8% |
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
| Year | 901–1,000cc | 1,201–1,300cc | 1,301–1,400cc |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 89.7% | 7.2% | 2.2% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | 8.1% | 1.9% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | 8.2% | 1.9% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | 9.2% | 1.8% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | 9.0% | 2.2% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | 9.4% | 2.0% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | 8.9% | 1.8% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | 10.1% | 1.4% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | 10.1% | 1.6% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | 10.6% | 1.6% |
| 2024 | 84.6% | 11.3% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 84.1% | 11.1% | 2.8% |
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 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.
| 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
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 6,740 Austin Mini Mayfair 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 MAYFAIR”, “MINI MAYFAIR 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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