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Austin Metro vans: how many are still registered?
59still registered
Austin Metro vans still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 8 recorded variants.
Most recorded on UK roads at once: 17,152 (1994 Q4) - 0.3% of that peak survives.
The decline has levelled off - survivor numbers have held steady over the last five years.
50 of the survivors (84.7%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.
0.3% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 17,152
Every van drawn here is one still on the register. Pick variants on the left to colour them in.
Derivatives
DVLA also registers other body types under the Austin Metro nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is vans only.
By year
All 59 surviving Austin Metro vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.
On the road over time
Total Austin Metro vans registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.
Engine size and fuel
What is on the road now: the surviving Austin Metro 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
Fuel
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Check a reg freeSource: 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.