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Renault 5: how many are still registered?

3,466still registered

Renault 5 cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 32 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 194,746 (1994 Q4) - 1.7% of that peak survives.

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

2,770 of the survivors (79.9%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

1.7% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 194,746

Declared off-road (SORN)2,770 · 79.9%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Renault 5 nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is cars only.

Renault 5 vans77still reg.Renault 5 motorcycles0still reg.Renault 5 buses and coaches47still reg.

By year

All 3,466 surviving Renault 5 cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 349 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 90.8% of the 2014 figure. That is the earliest real count of the same cars: DVLA publishes no production figures, so nothing here is a count of how many were built.

Year built1980 → 1996
1,0005000
19801996
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On the road over time

Total Renault 5 cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

194,746
1994log scale2026: 19,153
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Renault 5 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

901cc to 1000cc42 cars · 1.2%
1101cc to 1200cc409 cars · 11.8%
1201cc to 1300cc142 cars · 4.0%
1301cc to 1400cc2,720 cars · 78.4%
1701cc to 1800cc98 cars · 2.8%
Other sizes (9)55 cars · 1.5%

Fuel

Petrol3,447 · 99.4%
Diesel19 · 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.