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Reliant Scimitar vans: how many are still registered?

8still registered

Reliant Scimitar vans still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 5 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 9 (2023 Q1) - 88.8% of that peak survives.

4 of the survivors (50.0%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

88.8% survives 2023 Q1 peak: 9

Declared off-road (SORN)4 · 50.0%

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 vans only.

Reliant Scimitar cars4,090still reg.

By year

All 8 surviving Reliant Scimitar vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 6 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1971 → 1988
210
19711988
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On the road over time

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

9
19942026: 8
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Reliant Scimitar 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

1501cc to 1600cc1 vans · 12.5%
2901cc to 3000cc6 vans · 75.0%
4901cc to 5000cc1 vans · 12.5%

Fuel

Petrol8 · 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.