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

17,060still registered

Harley-Davidson XL motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 64 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 20,423 (2020 Q3) - 83.5% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 0.6% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 16,552 in 2030.

8,600 of the survivors (50.4%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

83.5% survives 2020 Q3 peak: 20,423

Declared off-road (SORN)8,600 · 50.4%
Disappearing per year0.6%
Projected 2030~16,552

By year

All 17,060 surviving Harley-Davidson XL motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 947 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 91.7% 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 built1997 → 2021
1,5007500
19972021
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On the road over time

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

20,385
1996log scale2026: 19,986
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Harley-Davidson XL 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

801cc to 900cc8,432 motorcycles · 49.4%
1201cc to 1300cc8,599 motorcycles · 50.4%
Other sizes (9)29 motorcycles · 0.1%

Fuel

Petrol17,046 · 99.9%
Other fuels (2)14 · under 0.1%

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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.