Statistical data set

Vehicle licensing statistics data tables

Detailed statistics about vehicle licensing and registered vehicles in the United Kingdom.

Data files containing detailed information about vehicles in the UK are also available, including make and model data.

The table index for this statistical series has been updated to provide a full map between the old and new numbering systems used in this page.

All vehicles

Licensed vehicles

Overview

VEH0101: Vehicles at the end of the quarter by licence status and body type: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 141 KB)

Detailed breakdowns

VEH0103: Licensed vehicles at the end of the year by tax class: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 40.2 KB)

VEH0105: Licensed vehicles at the end of the quarter by body type, fuel type, keepership (private and company) and upper and lower tier local authority: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 15 MB)

VEH0111: Vehicles by number of changes of keeper during the year: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 17.9 KB)

VEH0206: Licensed cars at the end of the year by VED band and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 37.3 KB)

VEH0506: Licensed heavy goods vehicles at the end of the year by gross vehicle weight (tonnes): Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 13.8 KB)

VEH0601: Licensed buses and coaches at the end of the year by body type detail: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 22.7 KB)

VEH1102: Licensed vehicles at the end of the year by body type and keepership (private and company): Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 134 KB)

VEH1103: Licensed vehicles at the end of the quarter by body type and fuel type: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 911 KB)

VEH1104: Licensed vehicles at the end of the quarter by body type and region: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 189 KB)

VEH1107: Licensed vehicles at the end of the year by body type and number of years since first use: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 251 KB)

VEH1108: Licensed vehicles at the end of the year by body type, number of keepers and year of first registration: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 2.64 MB)

VEH1111: Licensed vehicles at the end of the year by body type and year of first use: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 2.93 MB)

Bespoke

VEH9901: Licensed road using cars and light goods vehicles by local authority, body type, fuel type, CO2 band, keepership, and year of first registration (ODS, 14.6 MB)

Vehicles registered for the first time

Overview

VEH0150: Vehicles registered for the first time by body type: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 300 KB)

Detailed breakdowns

VEH0153: Motor vehicles registered for the first time by tax class: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 39.6 KB)

VEH0156: Provisional average reported carbon dioxide (CO2) emission figures of vehicles registered for the first time by body type, fuel type and measure: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 294 KB)

VEH0256: Cars registered for the first time by VED band and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 565 KB)

VEH0556: Heavy goods vehicles registered for the first time by gross vehicle weight (tonnes): Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 26.3 KB)

VEH0651: Buses and coaches registered for the first time by body type detail: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 20.3 KB)

VEH1152: Vehicles registered for the first time by body type and keepership (private and company): Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 88 KB)

VEH1153: Vehicles registered for the first time by body type, fuel type and keepership (private and company): Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 11 MB)

VEH1154: Vehicles registered for the first time by body type and region: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 51.5 KB)

Plug-in vehicles

Licensed vehicles

VEH0141: Licensed plug-in vehicles (PiVs) at the end of the quarter by body type and fuel type, including breakdown of generic models: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 330 KB)

VEH0142: Licensed plug-in vehicles (PiVs) at the end of the quarter by body type, fuel type, keepership (private and company) and upper and lower tier local authority: United Kingdom (ODS, 6.93 MB)

Vehicles registered for the first time

VEH0181: Plug-in vehicles (PiVs) registered for the first time by body type and fuel type, including breakdown of generic models: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 645 KB)

VEH0182: Plug-in vehicles (PiVs) registered for the first time by body type and region: United Kingdom (ODS, 293 KB)

Ultra low emission vehicles

Licensed vehicles

VEH0132: Licensed ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) at the end of the quarter by fuel type, keepership (private and company) and upper and lower tier local authority: United Kingdom (ODS, 1.68 MB)

VEH0133: Licensed ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) at the end of the quarter by body type and fuel type, including breakdown of generic models: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 375 KB)

Vehicles registered for the first time

VEH0171: Ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) registered for the first time by body type and fuel type, including breakdown of generic models: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 758 KB)

VEH0172: Ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) registered for the first time by body type and region: United Kingdom (ODS, 291 KB)

Withdrawn tables

VEH0122: Licensed vehicles at the end of the quarter by postcode district and body type: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 3.67 MB)

VEH0123: Vehicles with a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) at the end of the quarter by postcode district and body type: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 3.09 MB)

VEH0130: Ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) licensed at the end of quarter by body type, including regional breakdown for the latest quarter: United Kingdom (ODS, 19.9 KB)

VEH0131: Plug-in cars, LGVs and quadricycles licensed at the end of quarter by upper and lower tier local authority: United Kingdom (ODS, 143 KB)

VEH0134: Ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) licensed at the end of quarter by postcode district: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 1.12 MB)

VEH0170: Ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) registered for the first time, including top 20 models: United Kingdom (ODS, 19 KB)

VEH0205: Licensed cars at the end of the year by engine capacity and fuel type: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 49.6 KB)

VEH0210: Licensed cars at the end of the year by make and region: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 203 KB)

VEH0255: Cars registered for the first time by engine capacity and fuel type: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 40.9 KB)

VEH0260: Cars registered for the first time by make and region: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 189 KB)

VEH0301: Licensed motorcycles, scooters and mopeds at the end of the quarter: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 12.4 KB)

VEH0305: Licensed motorcycles, scooters and mopeds at the end of the year by engine capacity: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 29.2 KB)

VEH0355: Motorcycles, scooters and mopeds registered for the first time by engine capacity: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 26 KB)

VEH0520: Goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes by year of first registration and whether they remained licensed: Great Britain (ODS, 27.6 KB)

VEH0521: Goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes licensed at end of the year by gross vehicle weight (tonnes) and rigid or articulated: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 28.9 KB)

VEH0522: Rigid goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes licensed at the end of the year by body type and gross vehicle weight (tonnes): Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 79.8 KB)

VEH0523: Rigid goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes licensed at the end of the year by body type and year of first registration: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 132 KB)

VEH0524: Goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes by axle configuration and taxation group: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 61 KB)

VEH0525: Goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes licensed at end of year by body type and by year of first registration: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 98.5 KB)

Contact us

Vehicles statistics

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Published 24 May 2022
Last updated 12 December 2023 + show all updates
  1. Data tables updated for the latest quarterly data for July to September 2023.

  2. Data tables updated for the April to June 2023 vehicle licensing report.

  3. Data tables for the January to March 2023 quarterly report have been updated.

  4. Data tables updated for the vehicle licensing statistics 2022 report. A new data table (VEH9901) has been added.

  5. Data tables updated for the quarterly vehicle licensing report for July to September 2022. Note for table VEH0133 added.

  6. Data tables updated for the quarterly vehicle licensing report for April to June 2022.

  7. Data tables updated for the quarterly vehicle licensing report for January to March 2022.

  8. First published.