Nissan 280: how many are still registered?
7still registered
Nissan 280 cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 3 recorded variants.
Most recorded on UK roads at once: 48 (1994 Q4) - 14.5% of that peak survives.
5 of the survivors (71.4%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.
14.5% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 48
Every car drawn here is one still on the register. Pick variants on the left to colour them in.
Derivatives
DVLA also registers other body types under the Nissan 280 nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is cars only.
By year
All 7 surviving Nissan 280 cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.
Cars joining a UK register each year, and how many of that year's arrivals are still registered now (the darker part of each bar). For an import this is the year it arrived, not the year it was built.
On the road over time
Total Nissan 280 cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.
Engine size and fuel
What is on the road now: the surviving Nissan 280 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
Fuel
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Check a reg freeSource: 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.