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Yamaha R motorcycles: how many are still registered?
3,066still registered
Yamaha R motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 3 recorded variants.
Most recorded on UK roads at once: 3,636 (2026 Q2) - 84.3% of that peak survives.
347 of the survivors (11.3%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.
84.3% survives 2026 Q2 peak: 3,636
One motorcycle drawn per 10 on the road - there are too many left to draw one each. Pick variants on the left to colour them in.
By year
All 3,066 surviving Yamaha R motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.
Motorcycles joining a UK register each year, and how many of that year's arrivals are still registered now (the darker part of each bar). For an import this is the year it arrived, not the year it was built.
On the road over time
Total Yamaha R motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.
Engine size and fuel
What is on the road now: the surviving Yamaha R 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
Fuel
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Check a reg freeSource: 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.