Car statistics

Triumph car statistics

How many Triumph cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Triumph model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records.

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Records analysed
37,339,879 car records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 30,353 −1.2% on a year earlier
  • Rank among makes No. 42 0.09% of licensed cars
  • Declared SORN 17,573 36.7% of those still registered
  • New registrations in 2025 51 0.003% of all new cars
  • Most common fuel Petrol 99.9% of those licensed
  • Models with a page 19 listed below

How many Triumph cars are on the road?

There were 30,353 Triumph cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 17,573 declared off the road (SORN). That is 0.09% of all licensed cars, making Triumph the No. 42 make on the road. That is 72.0% fewer than the 108,562 licensed in 1994, when this data begins. Petrol makes up 99.9% of licensed Triumph cars, against 54.6% of all cars.

Triumph cars licensed in Great Britain

The count was highest in 1994, when this data begins.

Triumph cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year Licensed
1994 108,562
1995 88,648
1996 80,669
1997 69,257
1998 58,448
1999 50,182
2000 42,329
2001 37,532
2002 33,797
2003 31,622
2004 30,275
2005 28,521
2006 26,718
2007 25,591
2008 24,266
2009 23,982
2010 23,228
2011 23,139
2012 22,758
2013 22,600
2014 23,364
2015 23,902
2016 24,058
2017 24,260
2018 26,951
2019 28,037
2020 28,795
2021 30,028
2022 30,679
2023 30,384
2024 30,864
2025 30,367
2026 30,353

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Triumph cars

All cars in Great Britain

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Triumph models

19 Triumph models have a page of their own. The most common is the Triumph Stag, with 5,887 licensed: 19.4% of all Triumph cars on the road. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.

Triumph models with their own page, most licensed first
Model Licensed Change on a year SORN Main fuel MOT pass rate
Stag 5,887 −1.4% 2,543 Petrol 81.8%
Spitfire 4,563 −1.9% 4,071 Petrol
TR6 3,999 −0.3% 1,105 Petrol
Herald 2,595 −2.4% 2,013 Petrol
TR4 1,991 +0.3% 457 Petrol
Vitesse 1,608 −1.5% 935 Petrol
TR7 1,477 +1.0% 1,740 Petrol
GT6 1,119 −1.2% 798 Petrol
Dolomite 1,040 −0.3% 986 Petrol
TR3 976 −1.5% 226 Petrol
2000 712 −3.8% 504 Petrol
TR5 494 +2.3% 98 Petrol
TR2 411 −2.1% 85 Petrol
2500 203 −3.8% 185 Petrol
1300 192 −5.0% 134 Petrol
2.5 180 −3.2% 135 Petrol
Acclaim 163 +20.7% 193 Petrol
Toledo 132 −6.4% 167 Petrol
1500 119 −7.8% 128 Petrol

MOT pass rates are first-time passes of cars aged three and over in 2025. A dash means too few tests, or a model DVSA’s records do not separate from vans.

New Triumph cars registered each year

Registrations of new Triumph cars in Great Britain peaked at 162 in 2018. In 2025, 51 were registered for the first time: 0.003% of all new cars, against 0.009% in 2021, Triumph’s best year for share of new cars.

Registered for the first time, by year

Triumph cars registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’01 78
’02 72
’03 55
’04 71
’05 58
’06 53
’07 42
’08 54
’09 40
’10 45
’11 56
’12 58
’13 73
’14 108
’15 124
’16 121
’17 116
’18 162
’19 146
’20 108
’21 149
’22 93
’23 62
’24 56
’25 51

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Share of all new cars

Triumph’s first registrations as a share of every car registered for the first time in Great Britain that year.

Triumph share of all new cars registered in Great Britain, by year
Year Share of new cars
2001 0.003%
2002 0.003%
2003 0.002%
2004 0.003%
2005 0.002%
2006 0.002%
2007 0.002%
2008 0.003%
2009 0.002%
2010 0.002%
2011 0.003%
2012 0.003%
2013 0.003%
2014 0.004%
2015 0.005%
2016 0.005%
2017 0.005%
2018 0.007%
2019 0.006%
2020 0.007%
2021 0.009%
2022 0.006%
2023 0.003%
2024 0.003%
2025 0.003%

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Makes of a similar size

Triumph compared with makes of a similar size
Rank Make Licensed Change on a year Main fuel MOT vs same ages
39 Chevrolet 40,488 −16.4% Petrol −8.2 pts
40 Saab 34,812 −14.1% Petrol +4.4 pts
41 Omoda 32,099 +376.0% Petrol
42 Triumph 30,353 −1.2% Petrol
43 Abarth 29,386 −1.8% Petrol 0.0 pts
44 Austin 26,950 −0.4% Petrol
45 Rover 26,887 −8.7% Petrol +5.9 pts

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 37,339,879 car records (licensed and SORN) 15 September 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 15 September 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 525 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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