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Reliant Sabre: how many are still registered?

36still registered

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

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 38 (2021 Q2) - 94.7% of that peak survives.

8 of the survivors (22.2%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

94.7% survives 2021 Q2 peak: 38

Declared off-road (SORN)8 · 22.2%

By year

All 36 surviving Reliant Sabre cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 15 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1961 → 1994
840
19611994
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On the road over time

Total Reliant Sabre cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year, and at the latest quarter DfT has published.

193838
19942026 Q2: 35
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Reliant Sabre 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

1301cc to 1400cc1 cars · 2.7%
1701cc to 1800cc13 cars · 36.1%
2501cc to 2600cc22 cars · 61.1%

Fuel

Petrol36 · 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.