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Daihatsu F50 vans: how many are still registered?

120still registered

Daihatsu F50 vans still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 2 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 1,344 (1994 Q4) - 8.9% of that peak survives.

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

97 of the survivors (80.8%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

8.9% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 1,344

Declared off-road (SORN)97 · 80.8%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Daihatsu F50 nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is vans only.

Daihatsu F50 cars2still reg.Daihatsu F50 lorries1still reg.

By year

All 120 surviving Daihatsu F50 vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1979 → 1984
40200
197919801981198219831984
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On the road over time

Total Daihatsu F50 vans registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

1,344
1994log scale2026: 120
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Daihatsu F50 vans 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

2501cc to 2600cc117 vans · 97.5%
2701cc to 2800cc1 vans · 0.8%
2801cc to 2900cc2 vans · 1.6%

Fuel

Diesel119 · 99.1%
Petrol1 · 0.8%

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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.