Rarity / Talbot / Sunbeam

Talbot Sunbeam: how many are still registered?

718still registered

Talbot Sunbeam cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 11 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 5,869 (1994 Q4) - 12.2% of that peak survives.

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

367 of the survivors (51.1%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

12.2% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 5,869

Declared off-road (SORN)367 · 51.1%

By year

All 718 surviving Talbot Sunbeam cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1948 → 1984
3001500
19481984
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On the road over time

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

5,869
1994log scale2026: 639
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Talbot Sunbeam 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 1000cc34 cars · 4.7%
1101cc to 1200cc11 cars · 1.5%
1201cc to 1300cc60 cars · 8.3%
1501cc to 1600cc155 cars · 21.5%
1601cc to 1700cc21 cars · 2.9%
1901cc to 2000cc14 cars · 1.9%
2101cc to 2200cc403 cars · 56.1%
2201cc to 2300cc12 cars · 1.6%
Other sizes (5)8 cars · 1.1%

Fuel

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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.