Car statistics

Austin Mini Red Hot statistics

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

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

Last updated
Records analysed
187 Austin Mini Red Hot records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 19 −5.0% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 168 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 20.9% Other Austin Mini versions 9.1%
  • Licensed in 1994 894 when this data begins
  • Share of Austin Minis 0.7% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 89.8% of those still registered are SORN

How many Austin Mini Red Hots are left in Great Britain?

There were 19 Austin Mini Red Hots licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 168 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 97.9% lower than the 894 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 89.8% of those still registered are off the road.

Austin Mini Red Hots licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Austin Mini Red Hots licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 894
1995 864
1996 829
1997 781
1998 653
1999 551
2000 446
2001 368
2002 274
2003 194
2004 156
2005 122
2006 102
2007 79104
2008 77101
2009 69102
2010 6099
2011 58110
2012 51107
2013 49119
2014 44125
2015 36137
2016 37142
2017 32152
2018 30154
2019 29160
2020 22165
2021 21166
2022 25163
2023 24166
2024 22164
2025 21165
2026 19168

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Austin Mini Red Hots have survived?

20.9% of Austin Mini Red Hots 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 9.1%, so Austin Mini Red Hots are 2.3 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 Red Hots still registered compared with other Austin Mini versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Austin Mini Red Hot 20.9%
Other Austin Mini versions of the same age 9.1%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

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 Red Hot 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 187 Austin Mini Red Hot 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 RED HOT”. 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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