Car statistics
Tvr car statistics
How many Tvr cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Tvr model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use and their safety recalls. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 4,371 −3.3% on a year earlier
- Rank among makes No. 63 0.01% of licensed cars
- Declared SORN 6,326 59.1% of those still registered
- New registrations in 2025 2 0.000% of all new cars
- Most common fuel Petrol 99.9% of those licensed
- Safety recalls since 1992 1 naming 2 Tvr models
How many Tvr cars are on the road?
There were 4,371 Tvr cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 6,326 declared off the road (SORN). That is 0.01% of all licensed cars, making Tvr the No. 63 make on the road. That is 57.3% fewer than the peak of 10,237 in 2004. Petrol makes up 99.9% of licensed Tvr cars, against 54.6% of all cars.
Tvr cars licensed in Great Britain
The highest year-end count was 10,237 in 2004.
| Year | Licensed |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 4,052 |
| 1995 | 4,717 |
| 1996 | 5,573 |
| 1997 | 6,755 |
| 1998 | 7,931 |
| 1999 | 8,801 |
| 2000 | 9,179 |
| 2001 | 9,629 |
| 2002 | 9,818 |
| 2003 | 10,097 |
| 2004 | 10,237 |
| 2005 | 10,064 |
| 2006 | 9,597 |
| 2007 | 9,208 |
| 2008 | 8,481 |
| 2009 | 8,027 |
| 2010 | 7,202 |
| 2011 | 6,879 |
| 2012 | 6,373 |
| 2013 | 6,094 |
| 2014 | 5,940 |
| 2015 | 5,944 |
| 2016 | 5,732 |
| 2017 | 5,540 |
| 2018 | 5,340 |
| 2019 | 5,236 |
| 2020 | 4,905 |
| 2021 | 5,000 |
| 2022 | 4,803 |
| 2023 | 4,488 |
| 2024 | 4,378 |
| 2025 | 4,313 |
| 2026 | 4,371 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Tvr cars
All cars in Great Britain
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Tvr models
7 Tvr models have a page of their own. The most common is the Tvr Chimera, with 1,594 licensed: 36.5% of all Tvr cars on the road. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.
New Tvr cars registered each year
Registrations of new Tvr cars in Great Britain were highest at 651 in 2001, when this data begins. In 2025, 2 were registered for the first time: 0.000% of all new cars, against 0.025% in 2001, Tvr’s best year for share of new cars.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’01 | 651 |
| ’02 | 485 |
| ’03 | 467 |
| ’04 | 321 |
| ’05 | 391 |
| ’06 | 176 |
| ’07 | 28 |
| ’08 | 26 |
| ’09 | 11 |
| ’10 | 6 |
| ’11 | 5 |
| ’12 | 5 |
| ’13 | 5 |
| ’14 | 8 |
| ’15 | 1 |
| ’16 | 7 |
| ’17 | 1 |
| ’18 | 7 |
| ’19 | 7 |
| ’20 | 7 |
| ’21 | 3 |
| ’22 | 4 |
| ’23 | 3 |
| ’24 | 2 |
| ’25 | 2 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Share of all new cars
Tvr’s first registrations as a share of every car registered for the first time in Great Britain that year.
| Year | Share of new cars |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.025% |
| 2002 | 0.018% |
| 2003 | 0.018% |
| 2004 | 0.012% |
| 2005 | 0.016% |
| 2006 | 0.008% |
| 2007 | 0.001% |
| 2008 | 0.001% |
| 2009 | 0.001% |
| 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 | 0.000% |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Tvr safety recalls
DVSA lists 1 safety recall naming a Tvr car model since 1992, across 2 models. 0 were launched from 2016 to 2025. A recall naming several Tvr models counts once.
Recalls launched each year, 2006 to 2025
| Year | Recalls |
|---|---|
| ’06 | 0 |
| ’07 | 0 |
| ’08 | 0 |
| ’09 | 0 |
| ’10 | 0 |
| ’11 | 0 |
| ’12 | 0 |
| ’13 | 0 |
| ’14 | 0 |
| ’15 | 0 |
| ’16 | 0 |
| ’17 | 0 |
| ’18 | 0 |
| ’19 | 0 |
| ’20 | 0 |
| ’21 | 0 |
| ’22 | 0 |
| ’23 | 0 |
| ’24 | 0 |
| ’25 | 0 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Models with the most recalls
| Model | Recalls |
|---|---|
| Tvr Cerbera | 1 |
| Tvr Tuscan | 1 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Latest Tvr recalls
- 31 Aug 2001 Possible corrosion of front suspension upright Tvr Cerbera, Tvr Tuscan
Models mostly registered as vans are left out, as on our recalls hub. A recall applies to vehicles built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Tvr. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check. How we match recalls to models.
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Makes of a similar size
| Rank | Make | Licensed | Change on a year | Main fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Lamborghini | 5,040 | +7.3% | Petrol |
| 61 | Genesis | 4,802 | +27.7% | Electric |
| 62 | Daimler | 4,710 | −2.0% | Petrol |
| 63 | Tvr | 4,371 | −3.3% | Petrol |
| 64 | Riley | 4,165 | −1.3% | Petrol |
| 65 | Chevrolet Gmc | 3,904 | −0.4% | Petrol |
| 67 | Dodge | 3,701 | −13.4% | Petrol |
Data sources and methodology
| 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 |
| Safety recalls | Vehicle safety recalls Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | January 1992 to September 2026 | 7,495 road vehicle recalls (R/) | 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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