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Jaguar 3.8: how many are still registered?

815still registered

Jaguar 3.8 cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 817 (2026 Q2) - 99.7% of that peak survives.

219 of the survivors (26.8%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

99.7% survives 2026 Q2 peak: 817

Declared off-road (SORN)219 · 26.8%

By year

All 815 surviving Jaguar 3.8 cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 273 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1957 → 1979
50250
19571979
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On the road over time

Total Jaguar 3.8 cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

817
19942026: 817
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Jaguar 3.8 cars 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

3401cc to 3500cc13 cars · 1.5%
3701cc to 3800cc717 cars · 87.9%
3801cc to 3900cc61 cars · 7.4%
4201cc to 4300cc11 cars · 1.3%
Other sizes (8)13 cars · 1.5%

Fuel

Petrol814 · 99.8%
Diesel1 · 0.1%

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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.