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Saab 96: how many are still registered?

648still registered

Saab 96 cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 5 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 1,033 (1994 Q4) - 62.7% of that peak survives.

264 of the survivors (40.7%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

62.7% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 1,033

Declared off-road (SORN)264 · 40.7%

By year

All 648 surviving Saab 96 cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 340 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1960 → 1980
100500
19601980
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On the road over time

Total Saab 96 cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

1,033
1994log scale2026: 640
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Saab 96 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

801cc to 900cc133 cars · 20.5%
1401cc to 1500cc486 cars · 75.0%
1501cc to 1600cc9 cars · 1.3%
1601cc to 1700cc4 cars · 0.6%
1701cc to 1800cc11 cars · 1.6%
Other sizes (5)5 cars · 0.7%

Fuel

Petrol647 · 99.8%
Diesel1 · 0.1%

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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.