Rarity / Wolseley / 18/85

Wolseley 18/85: how many are still registered?

140still registered

Wolseley 18/85 cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 4 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 226 (1994 Q4) - 61.9% of that peak survives.

49 of the survivors (35.0%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

61.9% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 226

Declared off-road (SORN)49 · 35.0%

By year

All 140 surviving Wolseley 18/85 cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 44 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1939 → 1972
1570
19391972
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On the road over time

Total Wolseley 18/85 cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

226
1994log scale2026: 133
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Wolseley 18/85 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

1701cc to 1800cc118 cars · 84.2%
1801cc to 1900cc5 cars · 3.5%
2301cc to 2400cc16 cars · 11.4%
3301cc to 3400cc1 cars · 0.7%

Fuel

Petrol140 · 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.