Car statistics
Daewoo car statistics
How many Daewoo cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Daewoo 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 964 −28.8% on a year earlier
- Rank among makes No. 94 under 0.01% of licensed cars
- Declared SORN 4,710 83.0% of those still registered
- New registrations in 2025 0 0.00% of all new cars
- Most common fuel Petrol 97.9% of those licensed
- Safety recalls since 1992 9 naming 6 Daewoo models
How many Daewoo cars are on the road?
There were 964 Daewoo cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 4,710 declared off the road (SORN). That is under 0.01% of all licensed cars, making Daewoo the No. 94 make on the road. That is 99.5% fewer than the peak of 189,736 in 2004. Petrol makes up 97.9% of licensed Daewoo cars, against 54.6% of all cars.
Daewoo cars licensed in Great Britain
The highest year-end count was 189,736 in 2004.
| Year | Licensed |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 10,321 |
| 1996 | 26,638 |
| 1997 | 44,562 |
| 1998 | 75,330 |
| 1999 | 109,677 |
| 2000 | 141,074 |
| 2001 | 160,711 |
| 2002 | 172,142 |
| 2003 | 178,776 |
| 2004 | 189,736 |
| 2005 | 182,915 |
| 2006 | 167,377 |
| 2007 | 151,270 |
| 2008 | 134,652 |
| 2009 | 117,215 |
| 2010 | 100,719 |
| 2011 | 84,697 |
| 2012 | 70,125 |
| 2013 | 55,817 |
| 2014 | 43,137 |
| 2015 | 32,784 |
| 2016 | 24,044 |
| 2017 | 16,701 |
| 2018 | 11,591 |
| 2019 | 8,033 |
| 2020 | 5,696 |
| 2021 | 3,878 |
| 2022 | 2,829 |
| 2023 | 2,131 |
| 2024 | 1,473 |
| 2025 | 1,048 |
| 2026 | 964 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Daewoo cars
All cars in Great Britain
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Daewoo models
2 Daewoo models have a page of their own. The most common is the Daewoo Matiz, with 443 licensed: 46.0% of all Daewoo cars on the road. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.
New Daewoo cars registered each year
Registrations of new Daewoo cars in Great Britain were highest at 19,422 in 2001, when this data begins. In 2025, 0 were registered for the first time: 0.00% of all new cars, against 0.75% in 2001, Daewoo’s best year for share of new cars.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’01 | 19,422 |
| ’02 | 14,707 |
| ’03 | 12,890 |
| ’04 | 17,168 |
| ’05 | 2,656 |
| ’06 | 66 |
| ’07 | 47 |
| ’08 | 27 |
| ’09 | 22 |
| ’10 | 16 |
| ’11 | 11 |
| ’12 | 12 |
| ’13 | 8 |
| ’14 | 10 |
| ’15 | 3 |
| ’16 | 5 |
| ’17 | 3 |
| ’18 | 1 |
| ’19 | 0 |
| ’20 | 0 |
| ’21 | 0 |
| ’22 | 0 |
| ’23 | 1 |
| ’24 | 0 |
| ’25 | 0 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Share of all new cars
Daewoo’s first registrations as a share of every car registered for the first time in Great Britain that year.
| Year | Share of new cars |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.75% |
| 2002 | 0.55% |
| 2003 | 0.49% |
| 2004 | 0.66% |
| 2005 | 0.11% |
| 2006 | 0.00% |
| 2007 | 0.00% |
| 2008 | 0.00% |
| 2009 | 0.00% |
| 2010 | 0.00% |
| 2011 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 0.00% |
| 2013 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | 0.00% |
| 2015 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 0.00% |
| 2021 | 0.00% |
| 2022 | 0.00% |
| 2023 | 0.00% |
| 2024 | 0.00% |
| 2025 | 0.00% |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Daewoo safety recalls
DVSA lists 9 safety recalls naming a Daewoo car model since 1992, across 6 models. 0 were launched from 2016 to 2025. A recall naming several Daewoo models counts once.
Recalls launched each year, 2006 to 2025
| Year | Recalls |
|---|---|
| ’06 | 0 |
| ’07 | 0 |
| ’08 | 0 |
| ’09 | 0 |
| ’10 | 0 |
| ’11 | 0 |
| ’12 | 0 |
| ’13 | 0 |
| ’14 | 0 |
| ’15 | 0 |
| ’16 | 0 |
| ’17 | 0 |
| ’18 | 0 |
| ’19 | 0 |
| ’20 | 0 |
| ’21 | 0 |
| ’22 | 0 |
| ’23 | 0 |
| ’24 | 0 |
| ’25 | 0 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Models with the most recalls
| Model | Recalls |
|---|---|
| Daewoo Matiz | 4 |
| Daewoo Nubira | 3 |
| Daewoo Tacuma | 3 |
| Daewoo Lanos | 1 |
| Daewoo Leganza | 1 |
| Daewoo Nexia | 1 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Latest Daewoo recalls
- 20 Dec 2005 Airbag inflator may detach on deployment Daewoo Matiz
- 28 Jul 2004 Possible clutch cable failure Daewoo Matiz
- 31 Oct 2003 High engine speed idle condition may occur Daewoo Matiz
- 18 Jul 2000 Possibility of fuel leakage & fire risk. Daewoo Matiz
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 Daewoo. 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
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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