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MG MGB (All Sub-Models)

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

38,477

In the UK

Licensed Cars

25,082

In the UK

SORN Cars

13,395

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 38,477 MG MGB left registered in the UK - 25,082 licensed and 13,395 declared off the road (SORN).

A meaningful share of the remaining MG MGB fleet is SORN'd, though most surviving examples are still actively licensed and driven. The total has risen by 1% over the past year.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN MG MGB statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 25,082 licensed and 13,395 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
25.1K
13.4K
2025
25.3K
25.3K
25.2K
25.1K
12.9K
13.1K
13.1K
13.3K
2024
25.7K
25.7K
25.7K
25.4K
12.7K
12.6K
12.5K
12.6K
2023
25.5K
25.6K
25.3K
25.2K
12.8K
12.7K
12.7K
12.8K
2022
25.1K
25.3K
25.4K
25.4K
13.2K
12.9K
12.8K
12.9K
2021
23.8K
24.7K
24.8K
24.8K
14.0K
13.4K
13.3K
13.4K
2020
22.9K
23.4K
24.0K
23.6K
14.9K
14.2K
14.1K
14.4K
2019
21.8K
23.2K
23.5K
22.9K
15.1K
14.4K
14.4K
15.1K
2018
19.6K
21.8K
22.3K
21.5K
16.7K
15.2K
15.1K
16.2K
2017
19.7K
21.3K
21.2K
19.8K
15.7K
15.6K
15.9K
17.3K
2016
19.4K
21.0K
21.1K
19.6K
16.1K
14.8K
15.0K
16.6K
2015
18.9K
21.1K
21.3K
19.5K
15.2K
14.4K
14.6K
16.5K
2014
17.8K
21.0K
21.5K
18.9K
15.1K
13.8K
14.2K
16.6K
2013
18.1K
20.8K
21.0K
18.3K
14.7K
12.8K
11.1K
16.8K
2012
18.9K
21.3K
21.4K
18.8K
14.5K
12.6K
11.0K
14.7K
2011
19.0K
21.9K
21.7K
19.0K
14.3K
12.5K
11.5K
14.8K
2010
19.7K
22.5K
22.5K
19.5K
14.4K
12.3K
10.9K
14.3K
2009
20.4K
23.1K
23.1K
20.5K
14.5K
12.5K
11.1K
14.2K
2008
23.8K
21.0K
11.0K
14.4K
2007
22.4K
13.7K
2006
23.5K
0​
2005
25.4K
0​
2004
26.5K
0​
2003
27.1K
0​
2002
27.9K
0​
2001
29.3K
0​
2000
30.8K
0​
1999
32.6K
0​
1998
33.2K
0​
1997
32.7K
0​
1996
32.1K
0​
1995
29.6K
0​
1994
31.5K
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 MG MGB?

In the UK, only 38,477 have ever been registered. There are 65% remaining on the road.

TCV Rarity Score

0.5 / 10

Common

Registered Cars

38,477

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

65%

25,082 on the road today

How Many Remain? (All models)

See how the breakdown of how many models remain for each sub-model of this model

Model

Licensed

SORN

Total

MG MGB

25,082

13,395

38,477

13,879

5,077

18,956

10,473

8,046

18,519

730

272

1,002

MGs For Sale

View the examples for sale on the market today

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Manor Park

1978 MG B Roadster

Est: £8,000 - £9,000

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The Market

1971 MG B GT

Current Bid: £3,755

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Dore & Rees

1955 MG Magnette ZA

Est: £6,000 - £8,000

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Manor Park

1975 MG B GT V8

Est: £14,000 - £16,000

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Collecting Cars

1970 MGB Roadster - Competitio...

Awaiting Estimate

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WB & Sons

1968 MG C

Est: £10,000 - £14,000

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Manor Park

1960 MG A 1600 Roadster

Est: £11,000 - £13,000

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Trade Classics

1966 MG MGB Roadster

Current Bid: £4,500

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WB & Sons

1963 MG B

Awaiting Estimate

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Manor Park

1971 MG B Roadster 2+2 Convers...

Est: £8,000 - £9,000

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Dore & Rees

1957 MG MGA 1600 Fixed Head Co...

Est: £12,000 - £14,000

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WB & Sons

1985 MG Montego Turbo

Est: £8,000 - £10,000

See More

Learn more about MG MGB, 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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