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Reliant 21 E: how many are still registered?

27still registered

Reliant 21 E cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 2 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 81 (1994 Q4) - 33.3% of that peak survives.

15 of the survivors (55.5%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

33.3% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 81

Declared off-road (SORN)15 · 55.5%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Reliant 21 E nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is cars only.

Reliant 21 E vans15still reg.Reliant 21 E motorcycles1still reg.

By year

All 27 surviving Reliant 21 E cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 4 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1969 → 1972
210
1969197019711972
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On the road over time

Total Reliant 21 E cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

81
1994log scale2026: 22
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Reliant 21 E 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

501cc to 600cc1 cars · 3.7%
701cc to 800cc24 cars · 88.8%
801cc to 900cc1 cars · 3.7%
901cc to 1000cc1 cars · 3.7%

Fuel

Petrol27 · 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.