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Harley-Davidson Softail motorcycles: how many are still registered?

222still registered

Harley-Davidson Softail motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 3 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 267 (2026 Q1) - 83.1% of that peak survives.

55 of the survivors (24.7%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

83.1% survives 2026 Q1 peak: 267

Declared off-road (SORN)55 · 24.7%

By year

All 222 surviving Harley-Davidson Softail motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 23 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 85.2% 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 built1996 → 2025
100500
19962025
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On the road over time

Total Harley-Davidson Softail motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

265
2012log scale2026: 265
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Harley-Davidson Softail motorcycles 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

1601cc to 1700cc135 motorcycles · 60.8%
1701cc to 1800cc84 motorcycles · 37.8%
Other sizes (3)3 motorcycles · 1.3%

Fuel

Petrol222 · 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.