Car statistics
Genesis car statistics
How many Genesis cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Genesis 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 4,802 +27.7% on a year earlier
- Rank among makes No. 61 0.01% of licensed cars
- Declared SORN 128 2.6% of those still registered
- New registrations in 2025 1,224 0.060% of all new cars
- Most common fuel Electric 72.2% of those licensed
- Safety recalls since 1992 8 naming 4 Genesis models
How many Genesis cars are on the road?
There were 4,802 Genesis cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 128 declared off the road (SORN). That is 0.01% of all licensed cars, making Genesis the No. 61 make on the road. That is the most on the road at any year end since 2021. Electric makes up 72.2% of licensed Genesis cars, against 5.5% of all cars.
Genesis cars licensed in Great Britain
Numbers are still rising: the latest count is the highest in this series.
| Year | Licensed |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 138 |
| 2022 | 1,118 |
| 2023 | 2,382 |
| 2024 | 3,317 |
| 2025 | 4,579 |
| 2026 | 4,802 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Genesis cars
All cars in Great Britain
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Genesis models
5 Genesis models have a page of their own. The most common is the Genesis GV60, with 2,466 licensed: 51.4% of all Genesis cars on the road. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.
New Genesis cars registered each year
Registrations of new Genesis cars in Great Britain peaked at 1,380 in 2023. In 2025, 1,224 were registered for the first time: 0.060% of all new cars, against 0.073% in 2023, Genesis’s best year for share of new cars.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’21 | 138 |
| ’22 | 1,003 |
| ’23 | 1,380 |
| ’24 | 1,201 |
| ’25 | 1,224 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Share of all new cars
Genesis’s first registrations as a share of every car registered for the first time in Great Britain that year.
| Year | Share of new cars |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.008% |
| 2022 | 0.062% |
| 2023 | 0.073% |
| 2024 | 0.062% |
| 2025 | 0.060% |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Genesis safety recalls
DVSA lists 8 safety recalls naming a Genesis car model since 1992, across 4 models. 7 were launched from 2016 to 2025, ranking Genesis No. 46 of the makes with recalls in those years. A recall naming several Genesis models counts once.
Recalls launched each year, 2022 to 2025
| Year | Recalls |
|---|---|
| ’22 | 2 |
| ’23 | 2 |
| ’24 | 3 |
| ’25 | 0 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Models with the most recalls
| Model | Recalls |
|---|---|
| Genesis GV60 | 6 |
| Genesis GV70 | 3 |
| Genesis GV80 | 3 |
| Genesis G80 | 2 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Latest Genesis recalls
- 19 Jan 2026 The vehicle windscreen upper moulding may partially detach Genesis GV60
- 22 Jul 2024 The rear inner driveshaft may develop noise resulting in a loss of drive Genesis GV60
- 22 Jul 2024 The Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) may become defective and stop charging the 12-volt battery which can result in the vehicle entering into a ‘failsafe’ driving mode. Genesis GV60, Genesis GV70, Genesis G80
- 29 Apr 2024 The rear driveshaft may develop noise resulting in a loss of drive Genesis GV70, Genesis GV80
- 21 Aug 2023 Front Seat Pre-tensioners may malfunction Genesis GV70, Genesis GV60, Genesis GV80, Genesis G80
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 Genesis. 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
| Rank | Make | Licensed | Change on a year | Main fuel | MOT vs same ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Leapmotor | 7,301 | +3702.6% | Electric | – |
| 59 | Morgan | 5,797 | 0.0% | Petrol | +22.5 pts |
| 60 | Lamborghini | 5,040 | +7.3% | Petrol | – |
| 61 | Genesis | 4,802 | +27.7% | Electric | – |
| 62 | Daimler | 4,710 | −2.0% | Petrol | – |
| 63 | Tvr | 4,371 | −3.3% | Petrol | – |
| 64 | Riley | 4,165 | −1.3% | Petrol | – |
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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