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Caterham 21: how many are still registered?

27still registered

Caterham 21 cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 2 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 32 (2015 Q2) - 84.3% of that peak survives.

16 of the survivors (59.2%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

84.3% survives 2015 Q2 peak: 32

Declared off-road (SORN)16 · 59.2%

By year

All 27 surviving Caterham 21 cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 5 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 82.7% of the 2014 figure. That is the earliest real count of the same cars: DVLA publishes no production figures, so nothing here is a count of how many were built.

Year built1997 → 2017
1050
19972017
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On the road over time

Total Caterham 21 cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

31
19972026: 27
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Caterham 21 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

601cc to 700cc1 cars · 3.7%
1501cc to 1600cc13 cars · 48.1%
1601cc to 1700cc2 cars · 7.4%
1701cc to 1800cc5 cars · 18.5%
1801cc to 1900cc4 cars · 14.8%
1901cc to 2000cc2 cars · 7.4%

Fuel

Petrol27 · 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.