How many Citroën ZX cars are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records.
Licensed in Great Britain219−14.5% on a year earlier
Declared SORN1,680Off the road, not taxed
Rank by number licensedNo. 993of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year1998138,178 licensed
Declared off the road88.5%of those still registered are SORN
Most common fuelDiesel68.9% of those licensed
How many Citroën ZX cars are left in Great Britain?
There were 219 Citroën ZX cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 1,680 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 99.8% fewer than the peak of 138,178 in 1998.
Citroën ZX cars licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 1998 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
The Citroën ZX SX has its own page.
The figures above include every version; each version page covers only the cars DVLA records
under that version’s name.
There were not enough MOT tests of Citroën ZX cars in 2025 to publish reliable figures: we need at least 1,000 tests of cars aged three and over. Cars have their first MOT at three years old, so newer models appear once they reach that age. How we work out MOT figures.
Citroën ZX registrations over time
Registrations of Citroën ZX cars for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 283 in 2005. In 2025, 0 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
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Citroën ZX cars registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 234 Citroën ZX cars licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 69.7% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 23.9% have an engine of 1,301cc to 1,400cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Citroën ZX cars licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 163 licensed
69.7%
1,301cc to 1,400cc 56 licensed
23.9%
1,401cc to 1,500cc 6 licensed
2.6%
1,501cc to 1,600cc 6 licensed
2.6%
1,701cc to 1,800cc 3 licensed
1.3%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Citroën ZX cars licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Diesel
Petrol
2014
70.9%
29.0%
2015
70.7%
29.3%
2016
70.0%
30.0%
2017
70.8%
29.2%
2018
71.0%
29.0%
2019
71.6%
28.4%
2020
70.8%
29.2%
2021
69.9%
30.1%
2022
67.7%
32.3%
2023
67.4%
32.6%
2024
71.1%
28.9%
2025
69.2%
30.8%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
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.
How we use engine sizes.
Citroën ZX safety recalls
DVSA lists 4 safety recalls for the Citroën ZX since 1992. The most recent was launched on 16 August 1996.
1)seat belt buckle may jam following normal operation of pretensioner 2)involuntary operation of drivers air bag
Launched 16 August 1996DVSA recall R/1996/064
Defect
1) The seat belt may jam following normal operation of the seat belt pretensioners in an accident. 2) The drivers airbag may deploy involuntarily.
Remedy
Recall the affected vehicles and:- 1) Replace the original seat belt buckle and its associated pretensioner control by new Autoliv components. 2) Upgrade the drivers airbag to the latest specification.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Citroën ZX. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
