Car statistics

Honda Civic Initial statistics

How many Honda Civic Initials are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Initial compares with other versions of the Honda Civic. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Honda Civic. Recorded by DVLA as “CIVIC INITIAL”, “CIVIC INITIAL AUTO”.

Last updated
Records analysed
184 Honda Civic Initial records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 60 −14.3% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 124 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 15.6% Other Honda Civic versions 9.6%
  • Peak year 1999 1,179 licensed
  • Share of Honda Civics 0.1% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 67.4% of those still registered are SORN

How many Honda Civic Initials are left in Great Britain?

There were 60 Honda Civic Initials licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 124 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 94.9% lower than its peak of 1,179 in 1999. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 67.4% of those still registered are off the road.

Honda Civic Initials licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Honda Civic Initials licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1997 353
1998 401
1999 1,179
2000 1,155
2001 1,172
2002 1,170
2003 1,164
2004 1,155
2005 1,135
2006 1,101
2007 1,06513
2008 1,02128
2009 93724
2010 86825
2011 79438
2012 70441
2013 61944
2014 51150
2015 42064
2016 33093
2017 26496
2018 21098
2019 17497
2020 129117
2021 111113
2022 93120
2023 80122
2024 73118
2025 62121
2026 60124

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Honda Civic Initials have survived?

15.6% of Honda Civic Initials are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1997. For other versions of the Honda Civic from the same era, the figure is 9.6%, so Honda Civic Initials are 1.6 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 19 other versions of the Honda Civic from the same era.

Share of Honda Civic Initials still registered compared with other Honda Civic versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Honda Civic Initial 15.6%
Other Honda Civic versions of the same age 9.6%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Other versions of the Honda Civic

Versions of the Honda Civic with their own page. The Honda Civic page covers all 240,431 licensed, whatever the version.

Honda Civic Initial compared with other versions of the Honda Civic
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Honda Civic Type-R 5,765 5,698 49.1%
Honda Civic VTI 268 1,263 15.2%
Honda Civic CRX 130 740 14.8%
Honda Civic CRX ESI 168 409 28.4%
Honda Civic Tropica 141 265 21.7%
Honda Civic CRX VTI 48 219 27.9%
Honda Civic VTI-S 44 214 19.9%
Honda Civic Illusion 62 180 10.2%
Honda Civic VTI-S Jordan 49 183 49.8%
Honda Civic Tornado 54 160 9.6%
Honda Civic SR Coupe 57 151 10.6%
Honda Civic Initial 60 124 15.6%
Honda Civic Fusion 69 110 15.6%
Honda Civic GM 41 123 9.5%
Honda Civic Type-R 30TH A-Vsary 45 84 43.9%

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 184 Honda Civic Initial 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 “CIVIC INITIAL”, “CIVIC INITIAL AUTO”. 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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