Car statistics

Land Rover Defender 90 Turbo Dies statistics

How many Land Rover Defender 90 Turbo Dieses are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 90 Turbo Dies compares with other versions of the Land Rover Defender. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Land Rover Defender. Recorded by DVLA as “90 DEFENDER TURBO DIES”.

Last updated
Records analysed
180 Land Rover Defender 90 Turbo Dies records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 90 +7.1% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 90 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 64.3% Other Land Rover Defender versions 42.5%
  • Licensed in 1994 271 when this data begins
  • Share of Land Rover Defenders 0.3% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 50.0% of those still registered are SORN

How many Land Rover Defender 90 Turbo Dieses are left in Great Britain?

There were 90 Land Rover Defender 90 Turbo Dieses licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 90 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 66.8% lower than the 271 in 1994, when this data begins.

Land Rover Defender 90 Turbo Dieses licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Land Rover Defender 90 Turbo Dieses licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 271
1995 254
1996 248
1997 257
1998 249
1999 236
2000 233
2001 229
2002 224
2003 220
2004 215
2005 215
2006 207
2007 20711
2008 19618
2009 18721
2010 17527
2011 18023
2012 17920
2013 16728
2014 16533
2015 15643
2016 15546
2017 13459
2018 13058
2019 12263
2020 11365
2021 10575
2022 9980
2023 9085
2024 8689
2025 8990
2026 9090

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Land Rover Defender 90 Turbo Dieses have survived?

64.3% of Land Rover Defender 90 Turbo Dieses are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1994. For other versions of the Land Rover Defender from the same era, the figure is 42.5%, so Land Rover Defender 90 Turbo Dieses are 1.5 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 10 other versions of the Land Rover Defender from the same era.

Share of Land Rover Defender 90 Turbo Dieses still registered compared with other Land Rover Defender versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Land Rover Defender 90 Turbo Dies 64.3%
Other Land Rover Defender versions of the same age 42.5%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

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 180 Land Rover Defender 90 Turbo Dies 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 “90 DEFENDER TURBO DIES”. 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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