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Nissan Silvia: how many are still registered?

1,188still registered

Nissan Silvia cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 4 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 7,975 (1994 Q4) - 14.8% of that peak survives.

The decline has levelled off - survivor numbers have held steady over the last five years.

725 of the survivors (61.0%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

14.8% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 7,975

Declared off-road (SORN)725 · 61.0%

Derivatives

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

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By year

All 1,188 surviving Nissan Silvia cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1984 → 2003
3001500
19842003
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On the road over time

Total Nissan Silvia cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

7,975
1994log scale2026: 1,115
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Nissan Silvia 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

1801cc to 1900cc255 cars · 21.4%
1901cc to 2000cc661 cars · 55.6%
2001cc to 2100cc260 cars · 21.8%
Other sizes (7)12 cars · 1.0%

Fuel

Petrol1,185 · 99.7%
Other fuels (2)3 · 0.2%

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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.