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Piaggio APE motorcycles: how many are still registered?

77still registered

Piaggio APE motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 6 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 94 (2002 Q4) - 81.9% of that peak survives.

64 of the survivors (83.1%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

81.9% survives 2002 Q4 peak: 94

Declared off-road (SORN)64 · 83.1%

Derivatives

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

Piaggio APE cars1still reg.Piaggio APE vans48still reg.

By year

All 77 surviving Piaggio APE motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1986 → 2023
30150
19862023
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On the road over time

Total Piaggio APE motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

94
1999log scale2026: 75
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Piaggio APE motorcycles 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 50cc66 motorcycles · 92.9%
51cc to 125cc2 motorcycles · 2.8%
126cc to 150cc1 motorcycles · 1.4%
151cc to 200cc1 motorcycles · 1.4%
201cc to 300cc1 motorcycles · 1.4%

Fuel

Petrol71 · 92.2%
Battery Electric6 · 7.7%

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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.