Rarity / Bristol / 400

Bristol 400: how many are still registered?

34still registered

Bristol 400 cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 35 (2026 Q2) - 97.1% of that peak survives.

11 of the survivors (32.3%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

97.1% survives 2026 Q2 peak: 35

Declared off-road (SORN)11 · 32.3%

By year

All 34 surviving Bristol 400 cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 29 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1947 → 1950
1570
1947194819491950
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On the road over time

Total Bristol 400 cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

35
19962026: 35
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Bristol 400 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

1901cc to 2000cc29 cars · 85.2%
2001cc to 2100cc2 cars · 5.8%
2201cc to 2300cc2 cars · 5.8%
2601cc to 2700cc1 cars · 2.9%

Fuel

Petrol34 · 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.