Car statistics

Nissan Micra Inspiration statistics

How many Nissan Micra Inspirations are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Inspiration compares with other versions of the Nissan Micra. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Nissan Micra. Recorded by DVLA as “MICRA INSPIRATION 16V”.

Last updated
Records analysed
2,307 Nissan Micra Inspiration records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 666 −21.7% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 1,641 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 10.0% Other Nissan Micra versions 6.3%
  • Peak year 2000 23,028 licensed
  • Share of Nissan Micras 0.9% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 71.1% of those still registered are SORN

How many Nissan Micra Inspirations are left in Great Britain?

There were 666 Nissan Micra Inspirations licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 1,641 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 97.1% lower than its peak of 23,028 in 2000. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 71.1% of those still registered are off the road.

Nissan Micra Inspirations licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Nissan Micra Inspirations licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1999 20,140
2000 23,028
2001 22,900
2002 22,748
2003 22,617
2004 22,646
2005 22,534
2006 22,245
2007 21,827258
2008 21,450306
2009 19,917417
2010 18,877475
2011 17,676582
2012 16,045647
2013 14,050764
2014 11,675886
2015 9,5071,195
2016 7,4391,499
2017 5,6671,549
2018 4,2881,592
2019 3,3051,618
2020 2,5081,711
2021 1,8711,701
2022 1,4941,719
2023 1,1261,755
2024 8811,686
2025 7031,645
2026 6661,641

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Nissan Micra Inspirations have survived?

10.0% of Nissan Micra Inspirations are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1999. For other versions of the Nissan Micra from the same era, the figure is 6.3%, so Nissan Micra Inspirations are 1.6 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 15 other versions of the Nissan Micra from the same era.

Share of Nissan Micra Inspirations still registered compared with other Nissan Micra versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Nissan Micra Inspiration 10.0%
Other Nissan Micra versions of the same age 6.3%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Nissan Micra Inspiration engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 709 Nissan Micra Inspirations licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 75.5% have an engine of 901cc to 1,000cc, and 24.5% have an engine of 1,201cc to 1,300cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Nissan Micra Inspirations licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
901cc to 1,000cc 535 licensed 75.5%
1,201cc to 1,300cc 174 licensed 24.5%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size Fuel Licensed Share
901–1,000cc Petrol 534 75.3%
1,201–1,300cc Petrol 174 24.5%

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 Nissan Micra page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Other versions of the Nissan Micra

Versions of the Nissan Micra with their own page. The Nissan Micra page covers all 217,291 licensed, whatever the version.

Nissan Micra Inspiration compared with other versions of the Nissan Micra
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Nissan Micra SVE 2,104 405 38.2%
Nissan Micra Inspiration 666 1,641 10.0%
Nissan Micra Celebration 559 1,173 11.0%
Nissan Micra Profile 522 1,126 10.6%
Nissan Micra Tropic 17 168 2.2%
Nissan Micra Chic 143 34 7.3%
Nissan Micra Hollywood 24 80 3.1%

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 2,307 Nissan Micra Inspiration 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 “MICRA INSPIRATION 16V”. 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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