Rarity / Triumph / 1500

Triumph 1500: how many are still registered?

252still registered

Triumph 1500 cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 3 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 1,549 (1994 Q4) - 16.2% of that peak survives.

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

125 of the survivors (49.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

16.2% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 1,549

Declared off-road (SORN)125 · 49.6%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Triumph 1500 nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is cars only.

Triumph 1500 vans1still reg.Triumph 1500 motorcycles9still reg.

By year

All 252 surviving Triumph 1500 cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 104 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1968 → 1979
50250
196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979
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On the road over time

Total Triumph 1500 cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

1,549
1994log scale2026: 248
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Triumph 1500 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

1401cc to 1500cc238 cars · 94.4%
1501cc to 1600cc5 cars · 1.9%
1801cc to 1900cc2 cars · 0.7%
1901cc to 2000cc5 cars · 1.9%
Other sizes (2)2 cars · 0.7%

Fuel

Petrol252 · 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.