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Citroën C5 Exclusive statistics

How many Citroën C5 Exclusives are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Exclusive compares with other versions of the Citroën C5. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Citroën C5. Recorded by DVLA as “C5 EXCLUSIVE HDI”, “C5 EXCLUSIVE HDI AUTO”, “C5 HDI EXCLUSIVE”, “C5 EXCLUSIVE AUTO”, “C5 HDI EXCLUSIVE AUTO”, “C5 EXCLUSIVE HDI 160 AUTO”, “C5 EXCLUSIVE HDI 160”, “C5 EXCLUSIVE HDI 173”.

Last updated
Records analysed
2,623 Citroën C5 Exclusive records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 1,658 −17.0% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 965 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 22.5% Other Citroën C5 versions 12.5%
  • Peak year 2010 9,439 licensed
  • Share of Citroën C5s 6.4% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 36.8% of those still registered are SORN

How many Citroën C5 Exclusives are left in Great Britain?

There were 1,658 Citroën C5 Exclusives licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 965 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 82.4% lower than its peak of 9,439 in 2010.

Citroën C5 Exclusives licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Citroën C5 Exclusives licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2001 705
2002 2,320
2003 3,749
2004 4,830
2005 5,734
2006 6,492
2007 6,844111
2008 7,860114
2009 9,001223
2010 9,439248
2011 9,317277
2012 9,061231
2013 8,617267
2014 8,019318
2015 7,446418
2016 6,756535
2017 6,014607
2018 5,234655
2019 4,519741
2020 3,949853
2021 3,475832
2022 3,019872
2023 2,554903
2024 2,102921
2025 1,744946
2026 1,658965

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Citroën C5 Exclusives have survived?

22.5% of the Citroën C5 Exclusives first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Citroën C5 first registered in the same years, the figure is 12.5%, so Citroën C5 Exclusives are 1.8 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 7 other versions of the Citroën C5 first registered in the same years.

Share of Citroën C5 Exclusives still registered compared with other Citroën C5 versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Citroën C5 Exclusive 22.5%
Other Citroën C5 versions of the same age 12.5%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Citroën C5 Exclusive registrations over time

Registrations of Citroën C5 Exclusives for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 1,767 in 2002. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Citroën C5 Exclusives registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’01 725
’02 1,767
’03 1,464
’04 1,086
’05 1,005
’06 822
’07 541
’08 1,145
’09 1,426
’10 721
’11 331
’12 184
’13 187
’14 165
’15 79
’16 3
’17 0
’18 0
’19 0
’20 1
’21 1
’22 1
’23 0
’24 0
’25 0

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Citroën C5 Exclusive engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 1,808 Citroën C5 Exclusives licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 83.6% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 11.7% have an engine of 2,101cc to 2,200cc. The share with an engine of 2,101cc to 2,200cc has fallen from 26.0% in 2014 to 11.7%. Diesels made up 92.3% of those licensed in 2014 and 95.5% in 2025.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Citroën C5 Exclusives licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 1,511 licensed 83.6%
2,101cc to 2,200cc 212 licensed 11.7%
2,901cc to 3,000cc 85 licensed 4.7%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size Fuel Licensed Share
1,901–2,000cc Diesel 1,439 79.6%
2,101–2,200cc Diesel 212 11.7%
2,901–3,000cc Diesel 76 4.2%
1,901–2,000cc Petrol 71 3.9%

Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025

Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.

Citroën C5 Exclusives licensed in the UK by engine size, share of each year’s total
Year 1,901–2,000cc2,101–2,200cc2,901–3,000cc
2014 71.2%26.0%2.8%
2015 73.3%23.9%2.7%
2016 74.7%22.6%2.7%
2017 76.9%20.3%2.8%
2018 78.4%18.7%2.9%
2019 79.7%17.2%3.1%
2020 81.0%15.9%3.1%
2021 81.7%15.0%3.3%
2022 82.8%13.7%3.5%
2023 83.7%12.6%3.7%
2024 83.9%11.9%4.3%
2025 83.6%11.7%4.7%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

Fuel type, 2014 to 2025

Share of those licensed at the end of each year.

Citroën C5 Exclusives licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year DieselPetrol
2014 92.3%7.5%
2015 92.9%6.9%
2016 93.3%6.5%
2017 93.8%6.0%
2018 94.3%5.5%
2019 94.5%5.3%
2020 94.7%5.1%
2021 95.0%4.9%
2022 94.8%5.0%
2023 94.7%5.2%
2024 94.9%5.0%
2025 95.5%4.4%

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 Citroën C5 page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

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 2,623 Citroën C5 Exclusive records (licensed and SORN) 15 September 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 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 “C5 EXCLUSIVE HDI”, “C5 EXCLUSIVE HDI AUTO”, “C5 HDI EXCLUSIVE”, “C5 EXCLUSIVE AUTO”, “C5 HDI EXCLUSIVE AUTO”, “C5 EXCLUSIVE HDI 160 AUTO”, “C5 EXCLUSIVE HDI 160”, “C5 EXCLUSIVE HDI 173”. 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 number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
  • First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.

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