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Austin Maxi: how many are still registered?

199still registered

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

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 1,453 (1994 Q4) - 13.6% of that peak survives.

The decline has levelled off - survivor numbers have held steady over the last five years.

87 of the survivors (43.7%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

13.6% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 1,453

Declared off-road (SORN)87 · 43.7%

Derivatives

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

Austin Maxi vans1still reg.

By year

All 199 surviving Austin Maxi cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 93 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1959 → 1979
30150
19591979
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On the road over time

Total Austin Maxi cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

1,453
1994log scale2026: 186
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Austin Maxi cars 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

801cc to 900cc1 cars · 0.5%
1401cc to 1500cc48 cars · 24.1%
1501cc to 1600cc6 cars · 3.0%
1701cc to 1800cc144 cars · 72.3%

Fuel

Petrol199 · 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.