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Datsun Cherry: how many are still registered?

86still registered

Datsun Cherry cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 11 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 32,302 (1994 Q4) - 0.2% of that peak survives.

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

58 of the survivors (67.4%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

0.2% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 32,302

Declared off-road (SORN)58 · 67.4%

By year

All 86 surviving Datsun Cherry cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1979 → 1984
30150
197919801981198219831984
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On the road over time

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

32,302
1994log scale2026: 100
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Datsun Cherry 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

901cc to 1000cc22 cars · 25.5%
1101cc to 1200cc26 cars · 30.2%
1201cc to 1300cc31 cars · 36.0%
1301cc to 1400cc1 cars · 1.1%
1401cc to 1500cc6 cars · 6.9%

Fuel

Petrol86 · 100%

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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.