Car statistics

Kgm car statistics

How many Kgm cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Kgm model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use and their safety recalls. Built from DVLA licensing records.

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Records analysed
37,339,879 car records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 3,285 +77.9% on a year earlier
  • Rank among makes No. 70 under 0.01% of licensed cars
  • Declared SORN 43 1.3% of those still registered
  • Most common fuel Petrol 77.0% of those licensed
  • Safety recalls since 1992 1 naming 1 Kgm model
  • Models with a page 5 listed below

How many Kgm cars are on the road?

There were 3,285 Kgm cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 43 declared off the road (SORN). That is under 0.01% of all licensed cars, making Kgm the No. 70 make on the road. That is the most on the road at any year end since 2024. Petrol makes up 77.0% of licensed Kgm cars, against 54.6% of all cars.

Kgm cars licensed in Great Britain

Numbers are still rising: the latest count is the highest in this series.

Kgm cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year Licensed
2024 1,452
2025 2,812
2026 3,285

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Kgm cars

All cars in Great Britain

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Kgm models

5 Kgm models have a page of their own. The most common is the Kgm Tivoli, with 1,178 licensed: 35.9% of all Kgm cars on the road. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.

Kgm models with their own page, most licensed first
Model Licensed Change on a year SORN Main fuel
Tivoli 1,178 +82.4% 13 Petrol
Torres 747 +74.5% 12 Petrol
Rexton 582 +39.9% 5 Diesel
Korando 448 +65.9% 5 Petrol
Actyon 330 +279.3% 8 Petrol

Kgm safety recalls

DVSA lists 1 safety recall naming a Kgm car model since 1992, across 1 model. 0 were launched from 2016 to 2025. A recall naming several Kgm models counts once.

Recalls launched each year, 2015 to 2025

Safety recalls naming a Kgm car model, by year launched
Year Recalls
’15 1
’16 0
’17 0
’18 0
’19 0
’20 0
’21 0
’22 0
’23 0
’24 0
’25 0

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Latest Kgm recalls

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 Kgm. 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

Kgm compared with makes of a similar size
Rank Make Licensed Change on a year Main fuel
67 Dodge 3,701 −13.4% Petrol
68 Alpine 3,677 +162.6% Electric
69 Sunbeam 3,363 −0.6% Petrol
70 Kgm 3,285 +77.9% Petrol
71 Hillman 3,057 −1.5% Petrol
72 Mclaren 2,945 +1.7% Petrol
73 Wolseley 2,812 −1.6% Petrol

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 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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