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Velosolex S 3800 motorcycles: how many are still registered?

194still registered

Velosolex S 3800 motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 195 (2026 Q2) - 99.4% of that peak survives.

130 of the survivors (67.0%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

99.4% survives 2026 Q2 peak: 195

Declared off-road (SORN)130 · 67.0%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Velosolex S 3800 nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is motorcycles only.

Velosolex S 3800 cars1still reg.

By year

All 194 surviving Velosolex S 3800 motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1965 → 2003
40200
19652003
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On the road over time

Total Velosolex S 3800 motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

195
2003log scale2026: 195
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Velosolex S 3800 motorcycles 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

Up to 50cc192 motorcycles · 100%

Fuel

Petrol194 · 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.