Riley 4/72: how many are still registered?
109still registered
Riley 4/72 cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.
Most recorded on UK roads at once: 140 (1996 Q4) - 77.8% of that peak survives.
35 of the survivors (32.1%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.
77.8% survives 1996 Q4 peak: 140
Every car drawn here is one still on the register. Pick variants on the left to colour them in.
By year
All 109 surviving Riley 4/72 cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 29 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.
On the road over time
Total Riley 4/72 cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.
Engine size and fuel
What is on the road now: the surviving Riley 4/72 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
Fuel
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Check a reg freeSource: 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.