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JCB 3STH vans: how many are still registered?

347still registered

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

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 436 (2026 Q2) - 79.5% of that peak survives.

129 of the survivors (37.1%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

79.5% survives 2026 Q2 peak: 436

Declared off-road (SORN)129 · 37.1%

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 vans only.

JCB 3STH lorries804still reg.

By year

All 347 surviving JCB 3STH vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built2019 → 2025
100500
2019202020212022202320242025
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On the road over time

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

436
2019log scale2026: 436
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving JCB 3STH vans 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 100cc22 vans · 6.3%
1601cc to 1700cc323 vans · 93.6%

Fuel

Diesel345 · 99.4%
Battery Electric2 · 0.5%

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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.