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Datsun Bluebird: how many are still registered?

48still registered

Datsun Bluebird cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 6 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 13,719 (1994 Q4) - 0.3% of that peak survives.

29 of the survivors (60.4%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

0.3% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 13,719

Declared off-road (SORN)29 · 60.4%

By year

All 48 surviving Datsun Bluebird cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1962 → 1987
1570
19621987
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On the road over time

Total Datsun Bluebird cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

13,719
1994log scale2026: 49
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Datsun Bluebird 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

1201cc to 1300cc3 cars · 6.2%
1301cc to 1400cc1 cars · 2.0%
1501cc to 1600cc4 cars · 8.3%
1701cc to 1800cc36 cars · 75.0%
1801cc to 1900cc1 cars · 2.0%
1901cc to 2000cc3 cars · 6.2%

Fuel

Petrol47 · 97.9%
Diesel1 · 2.0%

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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.