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Datsun Patrol vans: how many are still registered?

3still registered

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

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 181 (1994 Q4) - 1.6% of that peak survives.

3 of the survivors (100%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

1.6% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 181

Declared off-road (SORN)3 · 100%

Derivatives

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

Datsun Patrol cars29still reg.

By year

All 3 surviving Datsun Patrol vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1981 → 1982
210
19811982
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On the road over time

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

181
1994log scale2026: 3
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Datsun Patrol 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

2701cc to 2800cc2 vans · 66.6%
3201cc to 3300cc1 vans · 33.3%

Fuel

Petrol2 · 66.6%
Diesel1 · 33.3%

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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.