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Honda XL250R motorcycles: how many are still registered?

138still registered

Honda XL250R motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 2 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 146 (1995 Q4) - 94.5% of that peak survives.

93 of the survivors (67.3%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

94.5% survives 1995 Q4 peak: 146

Declared off-road (SORN)93 · 67.3%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Honda XL250R nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is motorcycles only.

Honda XL250R cars2still reg.

By year

All 138 surviving Honda XL250R motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1981 → 1994
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19811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994
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On the road over time

Total Honda XL250R motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

146
19942026: 134
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Honda XL250R 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

51cc to 125cc1 motorcycles · 0.7%
201cc to 300cc137 motorcycles · 99.2%

Fuel

Petrol138 · 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.