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Simca 1000: how many are still registered?

38still registered

Simca 1000 cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 7 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 54 (1994 Q4) - 70.3% of that peak survives.

18 of the survivors (47.3%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

70.3% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 54

Declared off-road (SORN)18 · 47.3%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Simca 1000 nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is cars only.

Simca 1000 motorcycles1still reg.

By year

All 38 surviving Simca 1000 cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 18 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1967 → 1979
630
1967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979
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On the road over time

Total Simca 1000 cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

54
1994log scale2026: 37
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Simca 1000 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 1000cc12 cars · 31.5%
1001cc to 1100cc2 cars · 5.2%
1101cc to 1200cc13 cars · 34.2%
1201cc to 1300cc11 cars · 28.9%

Fuel

Petrol38 · 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.