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Renault 4: how many are still registered?

568still registered

Renault 4 cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 8 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 3,599 (2026 Q2) - 15.7% of that peak survives.

The decline has levelled off - survivor numbers have held steady over the last five years.

285 of the survivors (50.1%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

15.7% survives 2026 Q2 peak: 3,599

Declared off-road (SORN)285 · 50.1%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Renault 4 nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is cars only.

Renault 4 vans79still reg.Renault 4 buses and coaches1still reg.

By year

All 568 surviving Renault 4 cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 493 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1986 → 2025
100500
19862025
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On the road over time

Total Renault 4 cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

3,599
1994log scale2026: 3,599
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Renault 4 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

701cc to 800cc30 cars · 5.3%
801cc to 900cc157 cars · 27.7%
901cc to 1000cc19 cars · 3.3%
1001cc to 1100cc6 cars · 1.0%
1101cc to 1200cc337 cars · 59.6%
1201cc to 1300cc3 cars · 0.5%
1301cc to 1400cc5 cars · 0.8%
Other sizes (6)8 cars · 1.4%

Fuel

Petrol562 · 98.9%
Battery Electric3 · 0.5%
Diesel3 · 0.5%

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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.