Rarity / Talbot / Avenger

Talbot Avenger: how many are still registered?

68still registered

Talbot Avenger cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 6 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 1,910 (1994 Q4) - 3.5% of that peak survives.

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

29 of the survivors (42.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

3.5% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 1,910

Declared off-road (SORN)29 · 42.6%

Derivatives

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

Talbot Avenger vans6still reg.

By year

All 68 surviving Talbot Avenger cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1952 → 1982
30150
19521982
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On the road over time

Total Talbot Avenger cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

1,910
1994log scale2026: 62
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Talbot Avenger 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

1201cc to 1300cc15 cars · 22.0%
1501cc to 1600cc49 cars · 72.0%
1701cc to 1800cc1 cars · 1.4%
1901cc to 2000cc1 cars · 1.4%
2101cc to 2200cc1 cars · 1.4%
4001cc to 4100cc1 cars · 1.4%

Fuel

Petrol68 · 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.