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Buick Special: how many are still registered?

98still registered

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

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 103 (2024 Q2) - 95.1% of that peak survives.

36 of the survivors (36.7%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

95.1% survives 2024 Q2 peak: 103

Declared off-road (SORN)36 · 36.7%

Derivatives

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

Buick Special vans1still reg.

By year

All 98 surviving Buick Special cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1934 → 1968
20100
19341968
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On the road over time

Total Buick Special cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

102
19942026: 100
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Buick Special 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

301cc to 400cc3 cars · 3.0%
2401cc to 2500cc1 cars · 1.0%
3001cc to 3100cc2 cars · 2.0%
3201cc to 3300cc1 cars · 1.0%
3501cc to 3600cc6 cars · 6.1%
3601cc to 3700cc1 cars · 1.0%
4001cc to 4100cc11 cars · 11.2%
4101cc to 4200cc6 cars · 6.1%
4201cc to 4300cc1 cars · 1.0%
4301cc to 4400cc17 cars · 17.3%
4401cc to 4500cc6 cars · 6.1%
4501cc to 4600cc2 cars · 2.0%
4601cc to 4700cc1 cars · 1.0%
4901cc to 5000cc2 cars · 2.0%
5001cc to 5100cc3 cars · 3.0%
5101cc to 5200cc1 cars · 1.0%
5201cc to 5300cc6 cars · 6.1%
5301cc to 5400cc3 cars · 3.0%
5401cc to 5500cc1 cars · 1.0%
5501cc to 5600cc2 cars · 2.0%
5701cc to 5800cc3 cars · 3.0%
5901cc to 6000cc9 cars · 9.1%
6001cc to 6100cc6 cars · 6.1%
6301cc to 6400cc1 cars · 1.0%
7001cc to 7100cc1 cars · 1.0%
7401cc to 7500cc1 cars · 1.0%
8001cc to 8100cc1 cars · 1.0%

Fuel

Petrol97 · 98.9%
Other Fuel Types1 · 1.0%

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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.