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Renault 16: how many are still registered?

83still registered

Renault 16 cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 9 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 327 (1994 Q4) - 25.3% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 0.8% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 78 in 2030.

18 of the survivors (21.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

25.3% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 327

Declared off-road (SORN)18 · 21.6%
Disappearing per year0.8%
Projected 2030~78

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Renault 16 nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is cars only.

Renault 16 vans10still reg.Renault 16 buses and coaches3still reg.

By year

All 83 surviving Renault 16 cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 56 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1969 → 2008
1570
19692008
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On the road over time

Total Renault 16 cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

327
1994log scale2026: 72
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Renault 16 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

1101cc to 1200cc1 cars · 1.2%
1401cc to 1500cc13 cars · 15.6%
1501cc to 1600cc49 cars · 59.0%
1601cc to 1700cc18 cars · 21.6%
1701cc to 1800cc1 cars · 1.2%
1901cc to 2000cc1 cars · 1.2%

Fuel

Petrol83 · 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.