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Daihatsu HI-JET vans: how many are still registered?

2,685still registered

Daihatsu HI-JET vans still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 12 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 13,916 (2001 Q4) - 19.2% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 2.2% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 2,400 in 2030.

1,956 of the survivors (72.8%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

19.2% survives 2001 Q4 peak: 13,916

Declared off-road (SORN)1,956 · 72.8%
Disappearing per year2.2%
Projected 2030~2,400

Derivatives

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

Daihatsu HI-JET cars35still reg.Daihatsu HI-JET lorries1still reg.Daihatsu HI-JET buses and coaches1still reg.

By year

All 2,685 surviving Daihatsu HI-JET vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 1,622 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 61.0% 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 built1986 → 2024
4002000
19862024
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On the road over time

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

13,916
1994log scale2026: 2,654
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Daihatsu HI-JET 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

601cc to 700cc215 vans · 8.0%
901cc to 1000cc689 vans · 25.6%
1201cc to 1300cc1,750 vans · 65.2%
Other sizes (6)28 vans · 1.0%

Fuel

Petrol2,425 · 90.3%
Diesel205 · 7.6%
Gas51 · 1.8%
Other fuels (2)4 · 0.1%

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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.