Car statistics
Shineray car statistics
How many Shineray cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Shineray model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 6,734 +673300.0% on a year earlier
- Rank among makes No. 60 0.02% of licensed cars
- Declared SORN 75 1.1% of those still registered
- New registrations in 2025 479 0.024% of all new cars
- Most common fuel Plug-in hybrid 60.0% of those licensed
- Models with a page 2 listed below
How many Shineray cars are on the road?
There were 6,734 Shineray cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 75 declared off the road (SORN). That is 0.02% of all licensed cars, making Shineray the No. 60 make on the road. That is the most on the road at any year end since 2005. Plug-in hybrid makes up 60.0% of licensed Shineray cars, against 3.0% of all cars.
Shineray cars licensed in Great Britain
Numbers are still rising: the latest count is the highest in this series.
| Year | Licensed |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 475 |
| 2026 | 6,734 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Shineray cars
All cars in Great Britain
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Shineray models
2 Shineray models have a page of their own. The most common is the Shineray Starray, with 4,040 licensed: 60.0% of all Shineray cars on the road. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.
New Shineray cars registered each year
Registrations of new Shineray cars in Great Britain peaked at 479 in 2025. In 2025, 479 were registered for the first time: 0.024% of all new cars.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’05 | 2 |
| ’06 | 1 |
| ’07 | 6 |
| ’08 | 3 |
| ’09 | 1 |
| ’10 | 3 |
| ’11 | 0 |
| ’12 | 1 |
| ’13 | 0 |
| ’14 | 0 |
| ’15 | 0 |
| ’16 | 0 |
| ’17 | 0 |
| ’18 | 1 |
| ’19 | 0 |
| ’20 | 0 |
| ’21 | 0 |
| ’22 | 0 |
| ’23 | 0 |
| ’24 | 0 |
| ’25 | 479 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Share of all new cars
Shineray’s first registrations as a share of every car registered for the first time in Great Britain that year.
| Year | Share of new cars |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.000% |
| 2006 | 0.000% |
| 2007 | 0.000% |
| 2008 | 0.000% |
| 2009 | 0.000% |
| 2010 | 0.000% |
| 2011 | 0.000% |
| 2012 | 0.000% |
| 2013 | 0.000% |
| 2014 | 0.000% |
| 2015 | 0.000% |
| 2016 | 0.000% |
| 2017 | 0.000% |
| 2018 | 0.000% |
| 2019 | 0.000% |
| 2020 | 0.000% |
| 2021 | 0.000% |
| 2022 | 0.000% |
| 2023 | 0.000% |
| 2024 | 0.000% |
| 2025 | 0.024% |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Makes of a similar size
| Rank | Make | Licensed | Change on a year | Main fuel | MOT vs same ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Rolls-Royce | 10,549 | +0.2% | Petrol | – |
| 58 | Infiniti | 8,740 | −3.2% | Diesel | +3.1 pts |
| 59 | Morgan | 6,782 | +1.2% | Petrol | +22.5 pts |
| 60 | Shineray | 6,734 | +673300.0% | Plug-in hybrid | – |
| 61 | Tvr | 5,528 | −2.7% | Petrol | – |
| 62 | Lamborghini | 5,433 | +7.2% | Petrol | – |
| 63 | Genesis | 5,226 | +24.9% | Electric | – |
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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 |
- 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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