Car statistics
Morgan car statistics
How many Morgan cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Morgan model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use, how they do at the MOT. Built from DVLA licensing records and DVSA MOT results.
- Licensed in Great Britain 5,797 0.0% on a year earlier
- Rank among makes No. 59 0.02% of licensed cars
- MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 87.7% Cars of the same ages 65.2%
- New registrations in 2025 120 0.006% of all new cars
- Most common fuel Petrol 99.9% of those licensed
- Models with a page 6 listed below
How many Morgan cars are on the road?
There were 5,797 Morgan cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 2,898 declared off the road (SORN). That is 0.02% of all licensed cars, making Morgan the No. 59 make on the road. That is the most on the road at any year end since 1994. Petrol makes up 99.9% of licensed Morgan cars, against 54.6% of all cars.
Morgan cars licensed in Great Britain
Numbers are still rising: the latest count is the highest in this series.
| Year | Licensed |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 2,976 |
| 1995 | 2,988 |
| 1996 | 3,258 |
| 1997 | 3,405 |
| 1998 | 3,652 |
| 1999 | 3,928 |
| 2000 | 4,116 |
| 2001 | 4,300 |
| 2002 | 4,392 |
| 2003 | 4,551 |
| 2004 | 4,665 |
| 2005 | 4,716 |
| 2006 | 4,740 |
| 2007 | 4,814 |
| 2008 | 4,746 |
| 2009 | 4,937 |
| 2010 | 4,860 |
| 2011 | 4,916 |
| 2012 | 4,962 |
| 2013 | 5,068 |
| 2014 | 5,193 |
| 2015 | 5,362 |
| 2016 | 5,522 |
| 2017 | 5,624 |
| 2018 | 5,686 |
| 2019 | 5,742 |
| 2020 | 5,545 |
| 2021 | 5,736 |
| 2022 | 5,771 |
| 2023 | 5,686 |
| 2024 | 5,613 |
| 2025 | 5,705 |
| 2026 | 5,797 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Morgan cars
All cars in Great Britain
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Morgan models
6 Morgan models have a page of their own. The most common is the Morgan 4/4, with 1,731 licensed: 29.9% of all Morgan cars on the road. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.
| Model | Licensed | Change on a year | SORN | Main fuel | MOT pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/4 | 1,731 | −1.1% | 924 | Petrol | 86.3% |
| Plus 4 | 1,434 | +1.1% | 478 | Petrol | – |
| Plus 8 | 535 | −2.4% | 371 | Petrol | – |
| Roadster | 367 | −2.7% | 270 | Petrol | – |
| Plus 6 | 216 | +24.1% | 65 | Petrol | – |
| Aero 8 | 116 | −3.3% | 119 | Petrol | – |
MOT pass rates are first-time passes of cars aged three and over in 2025. A dash means too few tests, or a model DVSA’s records do not separate from vans.
New Morgan cars registered each year
Registrations of new Morgan cars in Great Britain peaked at 310 in 2009. In 2025, 120 were registered for the first time: 0.006% of all new cars, against 0.016% in 2009, Morgan’s best year for share of new cars.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’01 | 296 |
| ’02 | 271 |
| ’03 | 190 |
| ’04 | 204 |
| ’05 | 203 |
| ’06 | 208 |
| ’07 | 251 |
| ’08 | 259 |
| ’09 | 310 |
| ’10 | 285 |
| ’11 | 276 |
| ’12 | 198 |
| ’13 | 218 |
| ’14 | 229 |
| ’15 | 251 |
| ’16 | 302 |
| ’17 | 246 |
| ’18 | 232 |
| ’19 | 224 |
| ’20 | 183 |
| ’21 | 220 |
| ’22 | 221 |
| ’23 | 148 |
| ’24 | 120 |
| ’25 | 120 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Share of all new cars
Morgan’s first registrations as a share of every car registered for the first time in Great Britain that year.
| Year | Share of new cars |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.011% |
| 2002 | 0.010% |
| 2003 | 0.007% |
| 2004 | 0.008% |
| 2005 | 0.008% |
| 2006 | 0.009% |
| 2007 | 0.011% |
| 2008 | 0.012% |
| 2009 | 0.016% |
| 2010 | 0.014% |
| 2011 | 0.014% |
| 2012 | 0.010% |
| 2013 | 0.010% |
| 2014 | 0.009% |
| 2015 | 0.010% |
| 2016 | 0.011% |
| 2017 | 0.010% |
| 2018 | 0.010% |
| 2019 | 0.010% |
| 2020 | 0.011% |
| 2021 | 0.013% |
| 2022 | 0.014% |
| 2023 | 0.008% |
| 2024 | 0.006% |
| 2025 | 0.006% |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Morgan MOT reliability
In 2025, 87.7% of MOT tests of Morgan cars were passed first time, from 5,187 tests. Cars of the same ages pass 65.2% of the time, so Morgan does better than average for the age of its cars, by 22.5 points. That ranks Morgan first of the 50 makes with enough tests to compare. 1.6% of Morgan tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Every make and model ranked by MOT pass rate
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Makes of a similar size
| Rank | Make | Licensed | Change on a year | Main fuel | MOT vs same ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Rolls-Royce | 10,294 | −0.2% | Petrol | – |
| 57 | Infiniti | 8,787 | −3.4% | Diesel | +3.1 pts |
| 58 | Leapmotor | 7,301 | +3702.6% | Electric | – |
| 59 | Morgan | 5,797 | 0.0% | Petrol | +22.5 pts |
| 60 | Lamborghini | 5,040 | +7.3% | Petrol | – |
| 61 | Genesis | 4,802 | +27.7% | Electric | – |
| 62 | Daimler | 4,710 | −2.0% | Petrol | – |
Data sources and methodology
| 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 |
| MOT results | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 29,122,953 car MOT tests | 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.
- MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over; retests are excluded. The same-ages figure is what all cars would score with this make’s mix of ages.
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