Rarity / NSU / RO80

NSU RO80: how many are still registered?

91still registered

NSU RO80 cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 93 (2026 Q1) - 97.8% of that peak survives.

47 of the survivors (51.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

97.8% survives 2026 Q1 peak: 93

Declared off-road (SORN)47 · 51.6%

By year

All 91 surviving NSU RO80 cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 46 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1967 → 1978
20100
196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978
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On the road over time

Total NSU RO80 cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

92
19942026: 92
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving NSU RO80 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

101cc to 200cc1 cars · 1.0%
901cc to 1000cc10 cars · 10.9%
1801cc to 1900cc1 cars · 1.0%
1901cc to 2000cc73 cars · 80.2%
2001cc to 2100cc4 cars · 4.3%
2901cc to 3000cc1 cars · 1.0%
Over 15000cc1 cars · 1.0%

Fuel

Petrol91 · 100%

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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.