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.
- Licensed in Great Britain 3,484 +64.5% on a year earlier
- Rank among makes No. 70 0.01% of licensed cars
- Declared SORN 54 1.5% of those still registered
- Most common fuel Petrol 77.5% 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 3,484 Kgm cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 54 declared off the road (SORN). That is 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 77.5% of licensed Kgm cars, against 54.2% of all cars.
Kgm cars licensed in Great Britain
Numbers are still rising: the latest count is the highest in this series.
| Year | Licensed |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,452 |
| 2025 | 2,812 |
| 2026 | 3,484 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Kgm cars
All cars in Great Britain
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Kgm models
5 Kgm models have a page of their own. The most common is the Kgm Tivoli, with 1,251 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 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
| 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
- 30 Apr 2015 Loss of control Kgm Actyon
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
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 37,519,147 car records (licensed and SORN) | 2 October 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 2 October 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 529 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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