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Honda NS50MSB motorcycles: how many are still registered?

327still registered

Honda NS50MSB motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 3,617 (1994 Q4) - 9.0% of that peak survives.

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

244 of the survivors (74.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

9.0% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 3,617

Declared off-road (SORN)244 · 74.6%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Honda NS50MSB nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is motorcycles only.

Honda NS50MSB cars1still reg.

By year

All 327 surviving Honda NS50MSB motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1981 → 1986
150750
198119821983198419851986
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On the road over time

Total Honda NS50MSB motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

3,617
1994log scale2026: 316
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Honda NS50MSB 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 50cc327 motorcycles · 100%

Fuel

Petrol327 · 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.