Britain’s cars, by the numbers

Every car on Britain’s roads

From the official numbers, updated every quarter: find any car, see what’s changing, and read the stories.

• Data DfT, DVLA and DVSA
• Updated the latest quarter

Millions of cars licensed in the UK

Where to start

• Explore

  Every make and model, every quarter since 2014.

• Insights

  What’s changed: the dying, the growing, diesel and more.

• Electric

  Electric cars, and the public chargers near you.

• MOT

  A year of MOT tests: who passes, and how far they’ve been.

Tools

• Chargers near you

  Public chargers near a postcode, fastest first.

• Quiet times for an MOT

  The busiest and quietest times for MOTs in your area.

• Your car

  How rare it is, how it does at the MOT, and whether your mileage is normal.

Features

• Out to play

  The cars taxed for summer and tucked up for winter.

• The Bavarian battle

  BMW, Mercedes and Audi: who’s winning?

• Where cars come from

  If Britain’s cars were 100, where would they be from?

• Silver to grey

  Thirty years of car colours.

• Mini, year by year

  Every new Mini since 2001.