Car statistics
Vanden Plas car statistics
How many Vanden Plas cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Vanden Plas model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 620 +0.2% on a year earlier
- Rank among makes No. 101 under 0.01% of licensed cars
- Declared SORN 446 41.8% of those still registered
- Most common fuel Petrol 99.5% of those licensed
- Models with a page 2 listed below
How many Vanden Plas cars are on the road?
There were 620 Vanden Plas cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 446 declared off the road (SORN). That is under 0.01% of all licensed cars, making Vanden Plas the No. 101 make on the road. That is 80.7% fewer than the 3,208 licensed in 1994, when this data begins. Petrol makes up 99.5% of licensed Vanden Plas cars, against 54.2% of all cars.
Vanden Plas cars licensed in Great Britain
The count was highest in 1994, when this data begins.
| Year | Licensed |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 3,208 |
| 1995 | 2,504 |
| 1996 | 2,357 |
| 1997 | 2,010 |
| 1998 | 1,769 |
| 1999 | 1,530 |
| 2000 | 1,294 |
| 2001 | 1,195 |
| 2002 | 1,057 |
| 2003 | 958 |
| 2004 | 889 |
| 2005 | 798 |
| 2006 | 740 |
| 2007 | 726 |
| 2008 | 677 |
| 2009 | 653 |
| 2010 | 643 |
| 2011 | 628 |
| 2012 | 606 |
| 2013 | 574 |
| 2014 | 548 |
| 2015 | 535 |
| 2016 | 526 |
| 2017 | 501 |
| 2018 | 575 |
| 2019 | 596 |
| 2020 | 601 |
| 2021 | 597 |
| 2022 | 627 |
| 2023 | 618 |
| 2024 | 625 |
| 2025 | 611 |
| 2026 | 620 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Vanden Plas cars
All cars in Great Britain
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Vanden Plas models
2 Vanden Plas models have a page of their own. The most common is the Vanden Plas Princess, with 193 licensed: 31.1% of all Vanden Plas cars on the road. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.
Makes of a similar size
| Rank | Make | Licensed | Change on a year | Main fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 105 | Microcar | 449 | −11.6% | Petrol |
| 107 | Aixam | 378 | −11.7% | Petrol |
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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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