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Citroen D Special: how many are still registered?

52still registered

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

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 53 (2026 Q2) - 98.1% of that peak survives.

16 of the survivors (30.7%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

98.1% survives 2026 Q2 peak: 53

Declared off-road (SORN)16 · 30.7%

By year

All 52 surviving Citroen D Special cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 35 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1984 → 2015
210
19842015
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On the road over time

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

53
19942026: 53
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Citroen D 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

601cc to 700cc1 cars · 1.9%
1501cc to 1600cc1 cars · 1.9%
1901cc to 2000cc41 cars · 78.8%
2001cc to 2100cc3 cars · 5.7%
2101cc to 2200cc4 cars · 7.6%
2301cc to 2400cc2 cars · 3.8%

Fuel

Petrol50 · 96.1%
Gas1 · 1.9%
Diesel1 · 1.9%

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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.