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Chrysler Sunbeam: how many are still registered?

171still registered

Chrysler Sunbeam cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 9 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 2,569 (1994 Q4) - 6.6% of that peak survives.

The decline has levelled off - survivor numbers have held steady over the last five years.

96 of the survivors (56.1%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

6.6% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 2,569

Declared off-road (SORN)96 · 56.1%

By year

All 171 surviving Chrysler Sunbeam cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1952 → 1979
100500
19521979
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On the road over time

Total Chrysler Sunbeam cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

2,569
1994log scale2026: 145
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Chrysler Sunbeam 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

801cc to 900cc1 cars · 0.5%
901cc to 1000cc14 cars · 8.1%
1201cc to 1300cc32 cars · 18.7%
1301cc to 1400cc1 cars · 0.5%
1501cc to 1600cc74 cars · 43.2%
1601cc to 1700cc16 cars · 9.3%
1701cc to 1800cc1 cars · 0.5%
1901cc to 2000cc12 cars · 7.0%
2001cc to 2100cc6 cars · 3.5%
2101cc to 2200cc8 cars · 4.6%
2201cc to 2300cc2 cars · 1.1%
2301cc to 2400cc1 cars · 0.5%
2901cc to 3000cc2 cars · 1.1%
3501cc to 3600cc1 cars · 0.5%

Fuel

Petrol171 · 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.