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Polaris Ranger vans: how many are still registered?

1,119still registered

Polaris Ranger vans still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 20 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 1,268 (2020 Q3) - 88.2% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 3.2% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 949 in 2030, and under 1,000 around 2029.

432 of the survivors (38.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

88.2% survives 2020 Q3 peak: 1,268

Declared off-road (SORN)432 · 38.6%
Disappearing per year3.2%
Projected 2030~949

Derivatives

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

Polaris Ranger buses and coaches1still reg.

By year

All 1,119 surviving Polaris Ranger vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built2006 → 2023
3001500
20062023
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On the road over time

Total Polaris Ranger vans registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

1,253
2008log scale2026: 1,070
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Polaris Ranger 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 100cc1 vans · 0.1%
401cc to 500cc5 vans · 0.5%
501cc to 600cc350 vans · 39.1%
701cc to 800cc13 vans · 1.4%
801cc to 900cc183 vans · 20.4%
901cc to 1000cc70 vans · 7.8%
1001cc to 1100cc271 vans · 30.3%

Fuel

Petrol467 · 41.7%
Diesel428 · 38.2%
Battery Electric222 · 19.8%
Other fuels (2)2 · 0.1%

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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.