Car statistics
BYD car statistics
How many BYD cars are on the road in Great Britain, every BYD model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use and their safety recalls. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 78,331 +316.7% on a year earlier
- Rank among makes No. 33 0.23% of licensed cars
- Declared SORN 165 0.2% of those still registered
- New registrations in 2025 50,507 2.5% of all new cars
- Most common fuel Electric 60.8% of those licensed
- Safety recalls since 1992 1 naming 1 BYD model
How many BYD cars are on the road?
There were 78,331 BYD cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 165 declared off the road (SORN). That is 0.23% of all licensed cars, or about 1 in 428, making BYD the No. 33 make on the road. That is the most on the road at any year end since 2022. Electric makes up 60.8% of licensed BYD cars, against 5.5% of all cars.
BYD cars licensed in Great Britain
Numbers are still rising: the latest count is the highest in this series.
| Year | Licensed |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1,158 |
| 2024 | 9,699 |
| 2025 | 58,178 |
| 2026 | 78,331 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
BYD cars
All cars in Great Britain
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
BYD models
6 BYD models have a page of their own. The most common is the BYD Seal, with 49,851 licensed: 63.6% of all BYD cars on the road. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.
New BYD cars registered each year
Registrations of new BYD cars in Great Britain peaked at 50,507 in 2025. In 2025, 50,507 were registered for the first time: 2.5% of all new cars.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’22 | 2 |
| ’23 | 1,161 |
| ’24 | 8,674 |
| ’25 | 50,507 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Share of all new cars
BYD’s first registrations as a share of every car registered for the first time in Great Britain that year.
| Year | Share of new cars |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4% |
| 2025 | 2.5% |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
BYD safety recalls
DVSA lists 1 safety recall naming a BYD car model since 1992, across 1 model. 1 was launched from 2016 to 2025, ranking BYD No. 57 of the makes with recalls in those years. A recall naming several BYD models counts once.
Recalls launched each year, 2022 to 2025
| Year | Recalls |
|---|---|
| ’22 | 1 |
| ’23 | 0 |
| ’24 | 0 |
| ’25 | 0 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Models mostly registered as vans are left out, as on our recalls hub. A recall applies to vehicles built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every BYD. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check. How we match recalls to models.
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Makes of a similar size
| Rank | Make | Licensed | Change on a year | Main fuel | MOT vs same ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Cupra | 125,229 | +48.7% | Petrol | +0.4 pts |
| 31 | Jeep | 90,483 | +6.7% | Petrol | −2.7 pts |
| 32 | Smart | 85,932 | −1.6% | Petrol | +1.6 pts |
| 33 | BYD | 78,331 | +316.7% | Electric | – |
| 34 | Alfa Romeo | 66,633 | −3.9% | Petrol | −1.3 pts |
| 35 | Subaru | 55,424 | −2.4% | Petrol | +6.4 pts |
| 36 | Polestar | 52,194 | +45.3% | Electric | −1.7 pts |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 37,339,879 car records (licensed and SORN) | 15 September 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 15 September 2026 |
| Safety recalls | Vehicle safety recalls Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | January 1992 to September 2026 | 7,495 road vehicle recalls (R/) | 15 September 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Make totals count every car DVLA records under the make, including models too small for a page of their own. The rank is among all 525 makes on the record.
- 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.
- First registrations count cars registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
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