Car statistics

Jaguar XJ Series XJ12 statistics

How many Jaguar XJ Series XJ12s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the XJ12 compares with other versions of the Jaguar XJ Series. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Jaguar XJ Series. Recorded by DVLA as “XJ12 AUTO”, “5.3 XJ12 AUTO”.

Last updated
Records analysed
258 Jaguar XJ Series XJ12 records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 69 +7.8% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 189 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 46.7% Other Jaguar XJ Series versions 18.6%
  • Peak year 1997 541 licensed
  • Share of Jaguar XJ Series 0.6% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 73.3% of those still registered are SORN

How many Jaguar XJ Series XJ12s are left in Great Britain?

There were 69 Jaguar XJ Series XJ12s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 189 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 87.2% lower than its peak of 541 in 1997. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 73.3% of those still registered are off the road.

Jaguar XJ Series XJ12s licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Jaguar XJ Series XJ12s licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 446
1995 505
1996 528
1997 541
1998 506
1999 497
2000 481
2001 443
2002 432
2003 403
2004 388
2005 370
2006 313
2007 28993
2008 229114
2009 194120
2010 168120
2011 152130
2012 140127
2013 121158
2014 117162
2015 110164
2016 114166
2017 101184
2018 98185
2019 88192
2020 83191
2021 75195
2022 82191
2023 75192
2024 66196
2025 68189
2026 69189

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Jaguar XJ Series XJ12s have survived?

46.7% of Jaguar XJ Series XJ12s 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 18.6%, so Jaguar XJ Series XJ12s are 2.5 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 11 other versions of the Jaguar XJ Series from the same era.

Share of Jaguar XJ Series XJ12s still registered compared with other Jaguar XJ Series versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Jaguar XJ Series XJ12 46.7%
Other Jaguar XJ Series versions of the same age 18.6%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

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.

Jaguar XJ Series XJ12 compared with other versions of the Jaguar XJ Series
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

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 258 Jaguar XJ Series XJ12 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 “XJ12 AUTO”, “5.3 XJ12 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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