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Yamaha XJR motorcycles: how many are still registered?

7,240still registered

Yamaha XJR motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 4 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 7,484 (2017 Q3) - 96.7% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 0.8% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 6,953 in 2030.

3,161 of the survivors (43.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

96.7% survives 2017 Q3 peak: 7,484

Declared off-road (SORN)3,161 · 43.6%
Disappearing per year0.8%
Projected 2030~6,953

By year

All 7,240 surviving Yamaha XJR motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 363 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 95.0% of the 2014 figure. That is the earliest real count of the same cars: DVLA publishes no production figures, so nothing here is a count of how many were built.

Year built1994 → 2018
1,5007500
19942018
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On the road over time

Total Yamaha XJR motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

7,409
1996log scale2026: 7,068
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Yamaha XJR 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

1101cc to 1200cc236 motorcycles · 3.2%
1201cc to 1300cc6,809 motorcycles · 94.0%
1301cc to 1400cc181 motorcycles · 2.5%
Other sizes (5)14 motorcycles · 0.1%

Fuel

Petrol7,236 · 99.9%
Diesel4 · under 0.1%

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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.