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BRISTOL

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

289

In the UK

Licensed Cars

210

In the UK

SORN Cars

79

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 289 BRISTOL left registered in the UK - 210 licensed and 79 declared off the road (SORN).

A meaningful share of the remaining BRISTOL fleet is SORN'd, though most surviving examples are still actively licensed and driven. The total has risen by 2% over the past year.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN BRISTOL statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 210 licensed and 79 SORN.
Numbers recorded on the last day of each quarter. SORN from 2007 Q4.
Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland up to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

Quarter
Licensed
Q1
Licensed
Q2
Licensed
Q3
Licensed
Q4
SORN
Q1
SORN
Q2
SORN
Q3
SORN
Q4
2026
210
79
2025
206
209
212
213
78
78
76
76
2024
200
205
209
210
86
80
76
75
2023
207
209
203
203
74
74
77
83
2022
205
209
210
208
77
74
71
72
2021
204
209
202
202
74
72
72
78
2020
211
205
205
205
67
70
70
70
2019
207
212
217
210
64
60
63
67
2018
194
200
208
205
63
58
58
62
2017
203
197
196
193
56
63
61
63
2016
189
198
193
206
53
49
51
53
2015
196
198
194
192
42
39
45
49
2014
192
196
197
189
44
39
43
47
2013
182
193
194
189
48
38
35
48
2012
181
184
179
178
38
38
44
48
2011
178
180
187
179
32
32
30
39
2010
169
175
174
177
28
22
33
31
2009
178
178
175
172
17
23
27
33
2008
174
175
20
23
2007
161
29
2006
168
0​
2005
151
0​
2004
140
0​
2003
124
0​
2002
113
0​
2001
100
0​
2000
83
0​
1999
81
0​
1998
59
0​
1997
31
0​
1996
19
0​
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Vehicles remaining by year of manufacture

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland
Year
Licensed
SORN
Total
121
67
70
56
42
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Annual number of new registrations

Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.
Year
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
121
67
70
56
42
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Vehicle counts by engine capacity and tax status

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

Engine Size
Licensed
Petrol
Licensed
Diesel
Licensed
Other
SORN
Petrol
SORN
Diesel
SORN
Other
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How rare is your [model]?

In the UK, only [123,456] have ever been registered. There are <1% remaining on the road

TCV Rarity Score

123,456,789

Exceptionally Rare

Registered Cars

123,456,789

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

123,456,789

12 on the road today

How Many Remain? (All models)

See how the breakdown of how many models remain for this make.

BRISTOLs For Sale

View the examples for sale on the market today

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Iconic Auctioneers

1967 Bristol 409

Est: £17,000 - £23,000

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Adam Sykes & Co.

1948 Bristol 401 Cabriolet by ...

Est: £149,950

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Bradfield Cars

1956 AC Ace Bristol

POA

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Hampson Auctions

1956 Bristol 405 Drophead Coup...

Est: £100,000 - £120,000

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Classic Automobiles

1972 Bristol 411

POA

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Classic & Sportscar Centre

1958 AC Aceca Bristol

Est: £119,995

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Bonhams

1957 AC Ace Bristol Roadster

Est: £160,000 - £200,000

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AC Heritage

1960 AC Aceca Bristol

POA

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Classic & Sportscar Centre

1948 Bristol 400

Est: £79,995

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Adam Sykes & Co.

1957 AC Ace Bristol RESERVED

POA

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Autostorico

1953 Bristol 401

Est: £79,950

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Graeme Hunt Ltd.

1972 Bristol

Est: £67,750

See More

Learn more about BRISTOL, browse the price guides and current listings

The Data

FAQs about the data, its constraints and uses

Data source

All data on this site is derived from the vehicle licensing statistics published by the Department for Transport and the DVLA in the UK.

This data is UK specific.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Which cars are in the database

The data covers every car that is licensed (i.e. taxed and used on the road) or SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification, i.e. the vehicle is registered but cannot be driven on a public road). 

Vehicle make and model are recorded as per their V5. V5's don't always have the exact correct model listed (as DVLA don't have it as an option provided by the manufacturer initially) - in this case the model will be set to "Missing" and is unidentifable from the data.

How should this data be used

Given the previous, take all the data with a pinch of salt.

 

It won't be 100% accurate but will be a very good indicator of how many vehicles are left on the road for each make and model.

It's to be used for fun, not financial decision making.

How often is the data updated

DVLA update the data and publish the new data tables every quarter. We update this data once recevied.

I have a question

If you have any questions about the data, spotted an error or want to know more, please contact us at hello@theclassicvaluer.com

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