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Datsun 720 vans: how many are still registered?

11still registered

Datsun 720 vans still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 214 (1994 Q4) - 5.1% of that peak survives.

8 of the survivors (72.7%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

5.1% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 214

Declared off-road (SORN)8 · 72.7%

By year

All 11 surviving Datsun 720 vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1980 → 1984
420
19801981198219831984
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On the road over time

Total Datsun 720 vans registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

214
1994log scale2026: 11
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Datsun 720 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

1501cc to 1600cc1 vans · 9.0%
1601cc to 1700cc1 vans · 9.0%
1901cc to 2000cc2 vans · 18.1%
2101cc to 2200cc6 vans · 54.5%
3901cc to 4000cc1 vans · 9.0%

Fuel

Petrol9 · 81.8%
Diesel1 · 9.0%
Gas1 · 9.0%

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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.