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Honda C50LA motorcycles: how many are still registered?

670still registered

Honda C50LA motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 3 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 4,255 (1994 Q4) - 15.7% of that peak survives.

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

491 of the survivors (73.2%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

15.7% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 4,255

Declared off-road (SORN)491 · 73.2%

By year

All 670 surviving Honda C50LA motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1982 → 1988
150750
1982198319841985198619871988
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On the road over time

Total Honda C50LA motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

4,255
1994log scale2026: 653
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Honda C50LA 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

Up to 50cc650 motorcycles · 97.0%
51cc to 125cc17 motorcycles · 2.5%
Other sizes (2)3 motorcycles · 0.4%

Fuel

Petrol669 · 99.8%
Diesel1 · 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.