Car statistics
Jaguar XJ Series XJ-S Cabriolet statistics
How many Jaguar XJ Series XJ-S Cabriolets are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the XJ-S Cabriolet compares with other versions of the Jaguar XJ Series. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 493 +3.1% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 1,083 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 82.0% Other Jaguar XJ Series versions 20.9%
- Peak year 1995 1,893 licensed
- Share of Jaguar XJ Series 3.8% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 68.7% of those still registered are SORN
How many Jaguar XJ Series XJ-S Cabriolets are left in Great Britain?
There were 493 Jaguar XJ Series XJ-S Cabriolets licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 1,083 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 74.0% lower than its peak of 1,893 in 1995. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 68.7% of those still registered are off the road.
Jaguar XJ Series XJ-S Cabriolets licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1,818 | – |
| 1995 | 1,893 | – |
| 1996 | 1,848 | – |
| 1997 | 1,792 | – |
| 1998 | 1,720 | – |
| 1999 | 1,687 | – |
| 2000 | 1,601 | – |
| 2001 | 1,521 | – |
| 2002 | 1,457 | – |
| 2003 | 1,401 | – |
| 2004 | 1,379 | – |
| 2005 | 1,272 | – |
| 2006 | 1,198 | – |
| 2007 | 1,110 | 562 |
| 2008 | 974 | 644 |
| 2009 | 919 | 642 |
| 2010 | 872 | 665 |
| 2011 | 830 | 711 |
| 2012 | 782 | 731 |
| 2013 | 738 | 834 |
| 2014 | 755 | 799 |
| 2015 | 762 | 826 |
| 2016 | 734 | 844 |
| 2017 | 719 | 890 |
| 2018 | 658 | 954 |
| 2019 | 650 | 970 |
| 2020 | 582 | 1,051 |
| 2021 | 597 | 1,020 |
| 2022 | 579 | 1,032 |
| 2023 | 489 | 1,090 |
| 2024 | 467 | 1,077 |
| 2025 | 482 | 1,079 |
| 2026 | 493 | 1,083 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Jaguar XJ Series XJ-S Cabriolets have survived?
82.0% of Jaguar XJ Series XJ-S Cabriolets are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1994. For other versions of the Jaguar XJ Series from the same era, the figure is 20.9%, so Jaguar XJ Series XJ-S Cabriolets are 3.9 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 25 other versions of the Jaguar XJ Series from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Jaguar XJ Series XJ-S Cabriolet | 82.0% |
| Other Jaguar XJ Series versions of the same age | 20.9% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Jaguar XJ Series XJ-S Cabriolet engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 486 Jaguar XJ Series XJ-S Cabriolets licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 65.0% have an engine of 5,301cc to 5,400cc, and 29.4% have an engine of 3,901cc to 4,000cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 5,301cc to 5,400cc 316 licensed | 65.0% |
| 3,901cc to 4,000cc 143 licensed | 29.4% |
| 4,001cc to 4,100cc 22 licensed | 4.5% |
| Other sizes 5 licensed | 1.0% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,301–5,400cc | Petrol | 316 | 65.0% |
| 3,901–4,000cc | Petrol | 143 | 29.4% |
| 4,001–4,100cc | Petrol | 22 | 4.5% |
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 Jaguar XJ Series page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Other versions of the Jaguar XJ Series
Versions of the Jaguar XJ Series with their own page. The Jaguar XJ Series page covers all 21,893 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguar XJ Series XJ-S | 702 | 1,829 | 44.5% |
| Jaguar XJ Series XJ-S Cabriolet | 493 | 1,083 | 82.0% |
| Jaguar XJ Series XJS | 278 | 899 | 33.6% |
| Jaguar XJ Series XJ-S V12 | 144 | 452 | 45.5% |
| Jaguar XJ Series XJ C | 234 | 258 | 100.0% |
| Jaguar XJ Series XJS C-3.6 | 67 | 215 | 72.5% |
| Jaguar XJ Series XJ12 | 69 | 189 | 46.7% |
| Jaguar XJ Series Jaguarsport XJR-S | 23 | 167 | 47.1% |
| Jaguar XJ Series XJ | 85 | 61 | 35.1% |
| Jaguar XJ Series XJ-SC V12 | 14 | 88 | 59.3% |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 1,576 Jaguar XJ Series XJ-S Cabriolet 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 “XJ-S CONVERTIBLE AUTO”, “XJ-S CONVERTIBLE”. 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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