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JCB 3STH lorries: how many are still registered?

804still registered

JCB 3STH lorries still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 3 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 834 (2026 Q2) - 96.4% of that peak survives.

365 of the survivors (45.3%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

96.4% survives 2026 Q2 peak: 834

Declared off-road (SORN)365 · 45.3%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the JCB 3STH nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is lorries only.

JCB 3STH vans347still reg.

By year

All 804 surviving JCB 3STH lorries, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built2019 → 2025
2001000
2019202020212022202320242025
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On the road over time

Total JCB 3STH lorries registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

834
2019log scale2026: 834
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving JCB 3STH lorries 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 100cc36 lorries · 4.4%
1601cc to 1700cc766 lorries · 95.3%
4401cc to 4500cc1 lorries · 0.1%

Fuel

Diesel803 · 99.8%
Battery Electric1 · 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.