Rarity / Bristol / 401

Bristol 401: how many are still registered?

28still registered

Bristol 401 cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

9 of the survivors (32.1%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

Every car drawn here is one still on the register. Pick variants on the left to colour them in.

Declared off-road (SORN)9 · 32.1%

By year

All 28 surviving Bristol 401 cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 24 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1950 → 1953
1050
1950195119521953
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On the road over time

Total Bristol 401 cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

27
1996log scale2026: 27
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Bristol 401 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 2000cc24 cars · 85.7%
2001cc to 2100cc2 cars · 7.1%
2101cc to 2200cc1 cars · 3.5%
2201cc to 2300cc1 cars · 3.5%

Fuel

Petrol27 · 96.4%
Diesel1 · 3.5%

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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.