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Toyota Celica SR statistics

How many Toyota Celica SRs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the SR compares with other versions of the Toyota Celica. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Toyota Celica.

A version of the Toyota Celica. Recorded by DVLA as “CELICA SR”.

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342 Toyota Celica SR records (licensed and SORN)
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 150 −8.5% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 192 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 21.1% Other Toyota Celica versions 10.8%
  • Peak year 2001 1,613 licensed
  • Share of Toyota Celicas 2.1% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 56.1% of those still registered are SORN

How many Toyota Celica SRs are left in Great Britain?

There were 150 Toyota Celica SRs licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 192 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 90.7% lower than its peak of 1,613 in 2001. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 56.1% of those still registered are off the road.

Toyota Celica SRs licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Toyota Celica SRs licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1998 688–
1999 1,554–
2000 1,588–
2001 1,613–
2002 1,593–
2003 1,593–
2004 1,571–
2005 1,557–
2006 1,515–
2007 1,49225
2008 1,43539
2009 1,37648
2010 1,29762
2011 1,20873
2012 1,09593
2013 949106
2014 803114
2015 693137
2016 568156
2017 438191
2018 372194
2019 322194
2020 279200
2021 248194
2022 220199
2023 185204
2024 165195
2025 152196
2026 150192

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

How many Toyota Celica SRs have survived?

21.1% of Toyota Celica SRs are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1998. For other versions of the Toyota Celica from the same era, the figure is 10.8%, so Toyota Celica SRs are 2.0 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 3 other versions of the Toyota Celica from the same era.

Share of Toyota Celica SRs still registered compared with other Toyota Celica versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Toyota Celica SR 21.1%
Other Toyota Celica versions of the same age 10.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Toyota Celica SR engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 156 Toyota Celica SRs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 1,701cc to 1,800cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Toyota Celica SRs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,701cc to 1,800cc 156 licensed 100.0%

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

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 Toyota Celica page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Toyota Celica MOT reliability

In 2025, 61.2% of Toyota Celica MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 60.7% of the time, so the Toyota Celica does about as well as average for its age.

DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Toyota Celicas tested, the SR among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Toyota Celica page.

MOT first-time pass rate by age: Toyota Celica vs all cars

Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.

MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Toyota Celica compared with all cars
Vehicle age Toyota CelicaAll cars
15–19 years 65.2%58.0%
20+ years 60.5%61.0%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failure categories

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Toyota Celica fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.

Share of failed Toyota Celica MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Defect category Share of failed tests
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 44.2%
Suspension 35.2%
Brakes 32.9%
Noise, emissions and leaks 29.4%
Body, chassis, structure 21.5%
Visibility 13.7%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Other versions of the Toyota Celica

Versions of the Toyota Celica with their own page. The Toyota Celica page covers all 6,824 licensed, whatever the version.

Toyota Celica SR compared with other versions of the Toyota Celica
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Toyota Celica Vvtl-I GT 401 177 74.1%
Toyota Celica GT4 Turbo 45 334 29.1%
Toyota Celica SR 150 192 21.1%
Toyota Celica GT-Four 31 96 18.1%

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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 June 2026 342 Toyota Celica SR records (licensed and SORN) 2 October 2026
MOT results (whole model) Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 8,421 MOT tests 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 “CELICA SR”. 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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