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Suzuki LJ vans: how many are still registered?

98still registered

Suzuki LJ vans still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 4 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 446 (1994 Q4) - 21.9% of that peak survives.

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

69 of the survivors (70.4%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

21.9% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 446

Declared off-road (SORN)69 · 70.4%

Derivatives

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

Suzuki LJ cars2still reg.

By year

All 98 surviving Suzuki LJ vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1979 → 1982
80400
1979198019811982
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On the road over time

Total Suzuki LJ vans registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

446
1994log scale2026: 100
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Suzuki LJ vans 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 800cc89 vans · 90.8%
801cc to 900cc1 vans · 1.0%
901cc to 1000cc5 vans · 5.1%
1001cc to 1100cc1 vans · 1.0%
1501cc to 1600cc1 vans · 1.0%
2701cc to 2800cc1 vans · 1.0%

Fuel

Petrol97 · 98.9%
Diesel1 · 1.0%

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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.