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Austin Seven vans: how many are still registered?

127still registered

Austin Seven vans still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 131 (2018 Q2) - 96.9% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 1.0% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 117 in 2030.

29 of the survivors (22.8%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

96.9% survives 2018 Q2 peak: 131

Declared off-road (SORN)29 · 22.8%
Disappearing per year1.0%
Projected 2030~117

Derivatives

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

Austin Seven cars2,744still reg.

By year

All 127 surviving Austin Seven vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 51 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1926 → 1963
840
19261963
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On the road over time

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

131
19942026: 128
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Austin Seven 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

701cc to 800cc69 vans · 55.6%
801cc to 900cc52 vans · 41.9%
1201cc to 1300cc2 vans · 1.6%
1301cc to 1400cc1 vans · 0.8%

Fuel

Petrol127 · 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.