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Honda VT500E motorcycles: how many are still registered?

606still registered

Honda VT500E motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 2 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 1,534 (1994 Q4) - 39.5% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 0.8% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 581 in 2030.

506 of the survivors (83.4%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

39.5% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 1,534

Declared off-road (SORN)506 · 83.4%
Disappearing per year0.8%
Projected 2030~581

By year

All 606 surviving Honda VT500E motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1983 → 1990
150750
19831984198519861987198819891990
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On the road over time

Total Honda VT500E motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

1,534
19942026: 605
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Honda VT500E 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 500cc596 motorcycles · 98.3%
501cc to 600cc7 motorcycles · 1.1%
Other sizes (3)3 motorcycles · 0.4%

Fuel

Petrol606 · 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.