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Honda NB50M motorcycles: how many are still registered?

226still registered

Honda NB50M motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 3 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 2,203 (1994 Q4) - 10.2% of that peak survives.

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

110 of the survivors (48.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

10.2% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 2,203

Declared off-road (SORN)110 · 48.6%

By year

All 226 surviving Honda NB50M motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1984 → 1988
80400
19841985198619871988
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On the road over time

Total Honda NB50M motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

2,203
1994log scale2026: 122
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Honda NB50M 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 50cc224 motorcycles · 99.1%
51cc to 125cc2 motorcycles · 0.8%

Fuel

Petrol226 · 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.