Car statistics

Fiat 126 BIS statistics

How many Fiat 126 BIS cars are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the BIS compares with other versions of the Fiat 126. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Fiat 126. Recorded by DVLA as “126 BIS”.

Last updated
Records analysed
501 Fiat 126 BIS records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 52 +10.6% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 449 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 7.7% Other Fiat 126 versions 4.7%
  • Licensed in 1994 6,470 when this data begins
  • Share of Fiat 126s 48.7% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 89.6% of those still registered are SORN

How many Fiat 126 BIS cars are left in Great Britain?

There were 52 Fiat 126 BIS cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 449 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 99.2% lower than the 6,470 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 89.6% of those still registered are off the road.

Fiat 126 BIS cars licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Fiat 126 BIS cars licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 6,470
1995 6,030
1996 5,397
1997 4,675
1998 3,771
1999 3,126
2000 2,278
2001 1,578
2002 1,003
2003 684
2004 454
2005 342
2006 248
2007 202364
2008 186326
2009 138322
2010 126302
2011 106301
2012 114270
2013 98320
2014 87329
2015 79348
2016 84360
2017 72408
2018 69429
2019 70433
2020 70435
2021 75434
2022 70442
2023 56459
2024 47445
2025 54443
2026 52449

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Fiat 126 BIS cars have survived?

7.7% of Fiat 126 BIS cars are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1994. For other versions of the Fiat 126 from the same era, the figure is 4.7%, so Fiat 126 BIS cars are 1.6 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 4 other versions of the Fiat 126 from the same era.

Share of Fiat 126 BIS cars still registered compared with other Fiat 126 versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Fiat 126 BIS 7.7%
Other Fiat 126 versions of the same age 4.7%

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 501 Fiat 126 BIS 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 “126 BIS”. 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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