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Reliant Scimitar: how many are still registered?

4,090still registered

Reliant Scimitar cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 10 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 5,169 (1994 Q4) - 79.1% of that peak survives.

2,438 of the survivors (59.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

79.1% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 5,169

Declared off-road (SORN)2,438 · 59.6%

Derivatives

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

Reliant Scimitar vans8still reg.

By year

All 4,090 surviving Reliant Scimitar cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 3,021 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1965 → 1995
4002000
19651995
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On the road over time

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

5,169
1994log scale2026: 4,082
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Reliant Scimitar 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

1201cc to 1300cc59 cars · 1.4%
1301cc to 1400cc73 cars · 1.7%
1501cc to 1600cc343 cars · 8.3%
1801cc to 1900cc186 cars · 4.5%
2501cc to 2600cc69 cars · 1.6%
2701cc to 2800cc528 cars · 12.9%
2901cc to 3000cc2,632 cars · 64.3%
3001cc to 3100cc56 cars · 1.3%
3501cc to 3600cc60 cars · 1.4%
Other sizes (21)83 cars · 2.0%

Fuel

Petrol4,070 · 99.5%
Other fuels (2)20 · 0.4%

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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.