Car statistics
Suzuki Samurai Sport statistics
How many Suzuki Samurai Sports are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Sport compares with other versions of the Suzuki Samurai. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 71 −12.3% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 587 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 31.4% Other Suzuki Samurai versions 14.6%
- Peak year 1997 2,094 licensed
- Share of Suzuki Samurais 70.7% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 89.2% of those still registered are SORN
How many Suzuki Samurai Sports are left in Great Britain?
There were 71 Suzuki Samurai Sports licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 587 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 96.6% lower than its peak of 2,094 in 1997. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 89.2% of those still registered are off the road.
Suzuki Samurai Sports licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1,791 | – |
| 1995 | 2,055 | – |
| 1996 | 2,085 | – |
| 1997 | 2,094 | – |
| 1998 | 2,014 | – |
| 1999 | 2,009 | – |
| 2000 | 1,908 | – |
| 2001 | 1,900 | – |
| 2002 | 1,832 | – |
| 2003 | 1,703 | – |
| 2004 | 1,578 | – |
| 2005 | 1,382 | – |
| 2006 | 1,143 | – |
| 2007 | 953 | 421 |
| 2008 | 761 | 454 |
| 2009 | 609 | 459 |
| 2010 | 537 | 406 |
| 2011 | 446 | 427 |
| 2012 | 394 | 384 |
| 2013 | 300 | 442 |
| 2014 | 243 | 458 |
| 2015 | 197 | 511 |
| 2016 | 177 | 527 |
| 2017 | 150 | 559 |
| 2018 | 152 | 553 |
| 2019 | 127 | 570 |
| 2020 | 121 | 571 |
| 2021 | 104 | 581 |
| 2022 | 100 | 591 |
| 2023 | 88 | 593 |
| 2024 | 83 | 577 |
| 2025 | 77 | 574 |
| 2026 | 71 | 587 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Suzuki Samurai Sports have survived?
31.4% of Suzuki Samurai Sports are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1994. For other versions of the Suzuki Samurai from the same era, the figure is 14.6%, so Suzuki Samurai Sports are 2.2 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 6 other versions of the Suzuki Samurai from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Suzuki Samurai Sport | 31.4% |
| Other Suzuki Samurai versions of the same age | 14.6% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 658 Suzuki Samurai Sport 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 “SAMURAI SPORT”. 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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