Car statistics

Honda Civic Tropica statistics

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

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

Last updated
Records analysed
406 Honda Civic Tropica records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 141 −10.8% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 265 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 21.7% Other Honda Civic versions 10.0%
  • Licensed in 2000 1,869 when this data begins
  • Share of Honda Civics 0.1% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 65.3% of those still registered are SORN

How many Honda Civic Tropicas are left in Great Britain?

There were 141 Honda Civic Tropicas licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 265 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 92.5% lower than the 1,869 in 2000, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 65.3% of those still registered are off the road.

Honda Civic Tropicas licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Honda Civic Tropicas licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2000 1,869
2001 1,853
2002 1,838
2003 1,836
2004 1,829
2005 1,805
2006 1,747
2007 1,70521
2008 1,64034
2009 1,61029
2010 1,57143
2011 1,47958
2012 1,40254
2013 1,27676
2014 1,11186
2015 946112
2016 806141
2017 638179
2018 523184
2019 408209
2020 339226
2021 274246
2022 226244
2023 190249
2024 159253
2025 140267
2026 141265

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Honda Civic Tropicas have survived?

21.7% of Honda Civic Tropicas are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 2000. For other versions of the Honda Civic from the same era, the figure is 10.0%, so Honda Civic Tropicas are 2.2 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 16 other versions of the Honda Civic from the same era.

Share of Honda Civic Tropicas still registered compared with other Honda Civic versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Honda Civic Tropica 21.7%
Other Honda Civic versions of the same age 10.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Honda Civic Tropica engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 142 Honda Civic Tropicas licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 99.3% have an engine of 1,301cc to 1,400cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Honda Civic Tropicas licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,301cc to 1,400cc 141 licensed 99.3%
Other sizes 1 licensed 0.7%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

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. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Honda Civic page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

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 Tropica 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 406 Honda Civic Tropica 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 TROPICA”, “CIVIC TROPICA 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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