Car statistics
Mazda MX-5 Launch Edition statistics
How many Mazda MX-5 Launch Editions are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Launch Edition compares with other versions of the Mazda MX-5. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 157 −9.2% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 86 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 82.4% Other Mazda MX-5 versions 55.0%
- Peak year 2006 287 licensed
- Share of Mazda MX-5s 0.2% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 35.4% of those still registered are SORN
How many Mazda MX-5 Launch Editions are left in Great Britain?
There were 157 Mazda MX-5 Launch Editions licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 86 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 45.3% lower than its peak of 287 in 2006.
Mazda MX-5 Launch Editions licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 281 | – |
| 2006 | 287 | – |
| 2007 | 279 | 10 |
| 2008 | 285 | 8 |
| 2009 | 285 | 8 |
| 2010 | 273 | 15 |
| 2011 | 266 | 21 |
| 2012 | 271 | 17 |
| 2013 | 272 | 18 |
| 2014 | 267 | 21 |
| 2015 | 259 | 23 |
| 2016 | 255 | 30 |
| 2017 | 246 | 33 |
| 2018 | 235 | 39 |
| 2019 | 220 | 48 |
| 2020 | 217 | 52 |
| 2021 | 205 | 57 |
| 2022 | 194 | 65 |
| 2023 | 189 | 60 |
| 2024 | 176 | 68 |
| 2025 | 155 | 89 |
| 2026 | 157 | 86 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Mazda MX-5 Launch Editions have survived?
82.4% of the Mazda MX-5 Launch Editions first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Mazda MX-5 first registered in the same years, the figure is 55.0%, so Mazda MX-5 Launch Editions are 1.5 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 3 other versions of the Mazda MX-5 first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Mazda MX-5 Launch Edition | 82.4% |
| Other Mazda MX-5 versions of the same age | 55.0% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Mazda MX-5 Launch Edition engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 158 Mazda MX-5 Launch Editions licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 98.7% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,901cc to 2,000cc 156 licensed | 98.7% |
| Other sizes 2 licensed | 1.3% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
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 Mazda MX-5 page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 243 Mazda MX-5 Launch Edition 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 “MX-5 LAUNCH EDITION”. 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 number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
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