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Honda GL500D motorcycles: how many are still registered?

158still registered

Honda GL500D motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 234 (1994 Q4) - 67.5% of that peak survives.

115 of the survivors (72.7%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

67.5% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 234

Declared off-road (SORN)115 · 72.7%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Honda GL500D nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is motorcycles only.

Honda GL500D cars1still reg.

By year

All 158 surviving Honda GL500D motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1981 → 2003
80400
19812003
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On the road over time

Total Honda GL500D motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

234
19942026: 157
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Honda GL500D 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

401cc to 500cc153 motorcycles · 96.8%
501cc to 600cc4 motorcycles · 2.5%
1501cc to 1600cc1 motorcycles · 0.6%

Fuel

Petrol158 · 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.