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How many Wolseley cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Wolseley 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)
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 2,812 −1.6% on a year earlier
  • Rank among makes No. 73 under 0.01% of licensed cars
  • Declared SORN 1,371 32.8% of those still registered
  • Most common fuel Petrol 99.9% of those licensed
  • Models with a page 5 listed below

How many Wolseley cars are on the road?

There were 2,812 Wolseley cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 1,371 declared off the road (SORN). That is under 0.01% of all licensed cars, making Wolseley the No. 73 make on the road. That is 35.8% fewer than the peak of 4,383 in 1996. Petrol makes up 99.9% of licensed Wolseley cars, against 54.6% of all cars.

Wolseley cars licensed in Great Britain

The highest year-end count was 4,383 in 1996.

Wolseley cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year Licensed
1994 4,052
1995 3,569
1996 4,383
1997 4,255
1998 4,171
1999 3,978
2000 3,747
2001 3,531
2002 3,403
2003 3,218
2004 3,214
2005 3,052
2006 2,905
2007 2,782
2008 2,727
2009 2,696
2010 2,690
2011 2,637
2012 2,658
2013 2,798
2014 2,814
2015 2,819
2016 2,795
2017 2,756
2018 2,877
2019 2,915
2020 2,887
2021 2,897
2022 2,910
2023 2,891
2024 2,859
2025 2,810
2026 2,812

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Wolseley cars

All cars in Great Britain

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Wolseley models

5 Wolseley models have a page of their own. The most common is the Wolseley 1500, with 514 licensed: 18.3% of all Wolseley cars on the road. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.

Wolseley models with their own page, most licensed first
Model Licensed Change on a year SORN Main fuel
1500 514 −0.8% 306 Petrol
Hornet 437 −1.1% 256 Petrol
16/60 194 −3.5% 120 Petrol
4/44 142 −2.7% 67 Petrol
15/50 109 +0.9% 44 Petrol

Makes of a similar size

Wolseley compared with makes of a similar size
Rank Make Licensed Change on a year Main fuel
70 Kgm 3,285 +77.9% Petrol
71 Hillman 3,057 −1.5% Petrol
72 Mclaren 2,945 +1.7% Petrol
73 Wolseley 2,812 −1.6% Petrol
74 Austin-Morris 2,419 +0.3% Petrol
76 Reliant 2,072 −1.4% Petrol
77 Shineray 2,059 +205800.0% Electric

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.
How we calculate these figures All data sources

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