Car statistics
Talbot car statistics
How many Talbot cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Talbot model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 661 +2.2% on a year earlier
- Rank among makes No. 99 under 0.01% of licensed cars
- Declared SORN 772 53.9% of those still registered
- Most common fuel Petrol 99.5% of those licensed
- Models with a page 1 listed below
How many Talbot cars are on the road?
There were 661 Talbot cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 772 declared off the road (SORN). That is under 0.01% of all licensed cars, making Talbot the No. 99 make on the road. That is 99.3% fewer than the 95,365 licensed in 1994, when this data begins. Petrol makes up 99.5% of licensed Talbot cars, against 54.2% of all cars.
Talbot cars licensed in Great Britain
The count was highest in 1994, when this data begins.
| Year | Licensed |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 95,365 |
| 1995 | 67,069 |
| 1996 | 48,694 |
| 1997 | 32,920 |
| 1998 | 20,249 |
| 1999 | 12,632 |
| 2000 | 7,646 |
| 2001 | 4,704 |
| 2002 | 2,955 |
| 2003 | 1,939 |
| 2004 | 1,376 |
| 2005 | 1,063 |
| 2006 | 808 |
| 2007 | 725 |
| 2008 | 597 |
| 2009 | 573 |
| 2010 | 520 |
| 2011 | 496 |
| 2012 | 464 |
| 2013 | 460 |
| 2014 | 456 |
| 2015 | 472 |
| 2016 | 473 |
| 2017 | 445 |
| 2018 | 439 |
| 2019 | 433 |
| 2020 | 425 |
| 2021 | 472 |
| 2022 | 537 |
| 2023 | 575 |
| 2024 | 630 |
| 2025 | 650 |
| 2026 | 661 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Talbot cars
All cars in Great Britain
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Talbot models
The Talbot Sunbeam is the only Talbot model with a page of its own, with 272 licensed. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.
| Model | Licensed | Change on a year | SORN | Main fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunbeam | 272 | −1.8% | 367 | Petrol |
Makes of a similar size
| Rank | Make | Licensed | Change on a year | Main fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Proton | 832 | −24.2% | Petrol |
| 97 | Buick | 748 | 0.0% | Petrol |
| 98 | Renault Trucks | 731 | +30.1% | Diesel |
| 99 | Talbot | 661 | +2.2% | Petrol |
| 100 | Coleman Milne | 651 | −1.2% | Petrol |
| 101 | Vanden Plas | 620 | +0.2% | Petrol |
| 102 | GWM | 549 | +373.3% | 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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