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Austin A55 vans: how many are still registered?

48still registered

Austin A55 vans still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 4 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 51 (1996 Q4) - 94.1% of that peak survives.

8 of the survivors (16.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

94.1% survives 1996 Q4 peak: 51

Declared off-road (SORN)8 · 16.6%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Austin A55 nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is vans only.

Austin A55 cars495still reg.Austin A55 motorcycles1still reg.

By year

All 48 surviving Austin A55 vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 13 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1958 → 1966
420
195819591960196119621963196419651966
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On the road over time

Total Austin A55 vans registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

51
1994log scale2026: 49
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Austin A55 vans split by engine capacity and by fuel, as recorded 2025. Engine sizes are DVLA's own bands and cover only the cars it holds a capacity for.

Engine size

401cc to 500cc1 vans · 2.7%
801cc to 900cc1 vans · 2.7%
1001cc to 1100cc3 vans · 8.1%
1201cc to 1300cc1 vans · 2.7%
1401cc to 1500cc15 vans · 40.5%
1501cc to 1600cc6 vans · 16.2%
1601cc to 1700cc6 vans · 16.2%
1701cc to 1800cc1 vans · 2.7%
1801cc to 1900cc1 vans · 2.7%
2601cc to 2700cc1 vans · 2.7%
3001cc to 3100cc1 vans · 2.7%

Fuel

Petrol48 · 100%

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Source: DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (DfT). Counts as of 2025, licensed and SORN vehicles both included. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Survivor counts are national registration figures, not a guarantee any particular car exists or is roadworthy - check a specific reg free.