169 Land Rover Defender HSE Auto cars are licensed in the UK, and another 8 are declared off the road (SORN). Licensed numbers peaked at 174 at the end of September 2022; 97% of that peak is still licensed. Over the last five years the number on the register has risen by 23%. One of 147 versions DVLA records under the Land Rover Defender.
Yearly figures to 2007, then every quarter. SORN was only recorded from the end of 2007, so earlier totals show licensed cars only. Small dips at each year end are usually seasonal: some owners SORN their cars for winter.
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0124 · end of 2025
Which years have survived
Cars still registered at the end of 2025, by the year they were made.
LicensedSORN
Year made
Licensed
SORN
2019
2
0
2020
48
1
2021
107
10
2022
7
0
2024
1
0
Year of manufacture, or year of first registration where DVLA has no manufacture year.
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0160 + VEH0124 · 2020 onwards
New each year, and how many are still here
First registeredStill registered at end of 2025
Year
First registered
Still registered
Share
2025
1
–
–
2024
1
–
–
2022
8
–
–
2021
129
116
90%
2020
52
49
94%
Imports and cars first registered elsewhere can push a year above 100%. Years with fewer than 20 new registrations are left out.
United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2
Fuel type
LicensedSORN
Petrol176
Hybrid electric (diesel)1
As recorded by DVLA, including some likely recording errors.
United Kingdom · VEH0220 · end of 2025
Engine size
LicensedSORN
1901cc to 2000cc175
1 other band, each under 1%1
Small bands are grouped because most are DVLA recording errors, such as cars listed with engines under 100cc.
United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2
All Land Rover Defender versions
DVLA's detailed model names. Choose one to see its own figures.
In 2025, 72.7% of Land Rover Defender MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 68.6% for cars of the same age. 5.5% had at least one dangerous defect (7.4% for cars the same age).
MOT records don’t name versions, so these figures cover every Land Rover Defender.
First-time pass
72.7%of initial tests
Cars the same age
68.6%first-time pass
Dangerous defect
5.5%same age 7.4%
Tests
118,777in 2025
Most common failures
Position lamp: not working3.1%Lights and electrics · cars the same age 3.2%
Stop lamp: not working2.2%Lights and electrics · cars the same age 2.3%
Shock absorbers: has an excessively worn bush2.1%Suspension · cars the same age 0.2%
MOT records can't tell car and van versions apart, so these figures may include vans of this model. They are left out of the MOT rankings.
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