Car statistics

Austin Mini Thirty statistics

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

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

Last updated
Records analysed
1,085 Austin Mini Thirty records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 211 −8.7% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 874 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 50.3% Other Austin Mini versions 8.7%
  • Licensed in 1994 2,159 when this data begins
  • Share of Austin Minis 4.2% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 80.6% of those still registered are SORN

How many Austin Mini Thirtys are left in Great Britain?

There were 211 Austin Mini Thirtys licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 874 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 90.2% lower than the 2,159 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 80.6% of those still registered are off the road.

Austin Mini Thirtys licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Austin Mini Thirtys licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 2,159
1995 2,097
1996 2,052
1997 1,980
1998 1,880
1999 1,786
2000 1,667
2001 1,491
2002 1,348
2003 1,168
2004 1,034
2005 890
2006 772
2007 700451
2008 621489
2009 590470
2010 529500
2011 520493
2012 461521
2013 419633
2014 399639
2015 379684
2016 357713
2017 330780
2018 293820
2019 284827
2020 274840
2021 282831
2022 257844
2023 234857
2024 233841
2025 229852
2026 211874

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Austin Mini Thirtys have survived?

50.3% of Austin Mini Thirtys 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 8.7%, so Austin Mini Thirtys are 5.8 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 Thirtys still registered compared with other Austin Mini versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Austin Mini Thirty 50.3%
Other Austin Mini versions of the same age 8.7%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Austin Mini Thirty engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 234 Austin Mini Thirtys licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 90.6% have an engine of 901cc to 1,000cc, and 7.7% have an engine of 1,201cc to 1,300cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Austin Mini Thirtys licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
901cc to 1,000cc 212 licensed 90.6%
1,201cc to 1,300cc 18 licensed 7.7%
1,301cc to 1,400cc 4 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 212 90.6%
1,201–1,300cc Petrol 18 7.7%
1,301–1,400cc Petrol 4 1.7%

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 Thirty 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 1,085 Austin Mini Thirty 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 THIRTY”, “MINI THIRTY 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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