Car statistics

Citroën 2CV Bamboo statistics

How many Citroën 2CV Bamboos are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Bamboo compares with other versions of the Citroën 2CV. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Citroën 2CV. Recorded by DVLA as “2CV BAMBOO”.

Last updated
Records analysed
197 Citroën 2CV Bamboo records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 74 −2.6% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 123 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 37.2% Other Citroën 2CV versions 22.4%
  • Licensed in 1994 529 when this data begins
  • Share of Citroën 2CVs 3.0% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 62.4% of those still registered are SORN

How many Citroën 2CV Bamboos are left in Great Britain?

There were 74 Citroën 2CV Bamboos licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 123 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 86.0% lower than the 529 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 62.4% of those still registered are off the road.

Citroën 2CV Bamboos licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Citroën 2CV Bamboos licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 529
1995 468
1996 452
1997 414
1998 354
1999 315
2000 270
2001 241
2002 212
2003 184
2004 170
2005 151
2006 130
2007 12577
2008 11977
2009 10687
2010 10678
2011 10878
2012 10074
2013 9397
2014 9597
2015 8799
2016 91100
2017 92105
2018 90104
2019 84114
2020 78121
2021 81115
2022 79116
2023 77116
2024 75116
2025 70125
2026 74123

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Citroën 2CV Bamboos have survived?

37.2% of Citroën 2CV Bamboos are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1994. For other versions of the Citroën 2CV from the same era, the figure is 22.4%, so Citroën 2CV Bamboos are 1.7 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 5 other versions of the Citroën 2CV from the same era.

Share of Citroën 2CV Bamboos still registered compared with other Citroën 2CV versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Citroën 2CV Bamboo 37.2%
Other Citroën 2CV versions of the same age 22.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

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 197 Citroën 2CV Bamboo 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 “2CV BAMBOO”. 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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