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How many Fiat 500 are left?

423,199. That is how many Fiat 500 were still licensed in Great Britain at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DVLA records. One in every 79 cars on the road is one of these, and a further 12,767 are registered but declared off-road (SORN).

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Fiat 500, class of 2014

92.0% still on the road

Licensed
38,925
Off-road (SORN)
957
Gone
2,424

Each car drawn is about 420 cars. Of the 42,306 first registered in 2014 that were on the road at their peak. UK, 2025.

Survival, year by year

The same model ages very differently depending on when it was first registered. For each year of first registration since 2014, this is the most of that year’s cars that were ever licensed at once, and how many of them are still licensed today. The three youngest years are shown without a percentage: their peak is still today’s count, so it would read 100% and mean nothing.

First registered Most on the road Licensed in 2025 Off-road Share licensed, off-road and gone Survival
2014 42,306 38,925 957 92.0%
2015 48,743 46,002 827 94.4%
2016 48,475 46,827 584 96.6%
2017 29,181 28,144 300 96.4%
2018 24,724 23,909 232 96.7%
2019 20,422 20,004 157 98.0%
2020 13,433 13,111 96 97.6%
2021 15,432 14,788 125 95.8%
2022 16,708 16,361 147 97.9%
2023 13,983 13,617 158 too new
2024 11,863 11,863 53 too new
2025 3,008 3,008 10 too new

United Kingdom figures, DfT table VEH0124 (2025); the year-of-first-use dataset begins in 2014. The hardest-worn cohort so far is 2014, at 92% surviving.

On the road since 1994

LicensedOff-road (SORN)
1994 peak 443k 2026 Q1

Numbers peaked at 431,922 in 2025. 2% of that peak has since left the road. The grey band is cars declared off-road. Great Britain figures, DfT table VEH0120.

When they sold

New registrations per quarter
2001 peak 10k/quarter 2026 Q1

New registrations per quarter: the selling life of the model, which is why the fleet curve beside it rises when it does. Great Britain figures, DfT table VEH0160.

What the survivors run on

1.3-litre petrol 279,536
1.0-litre petrol 55,461
0.9-litre petrol 22,347
1.4-litre petrol 15,786
Battery electric 10,413
1.6-litre diesel 8,267

Licensed cars by engine size band and fuel. United Kingdom figures, DfT table VEH0220 (2025). 92% of the survivors are manuals.

The trims that lasted

Lounge 25%
Pop 10%
S 6%
Lounge Rhd 5%
Dolcevita MHEV 4%

Share of today’s licensed fleet, by DVLA model designation.

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Sources: DfT/DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, tables VEH0120 and VEH0160 (Great Britain, 2026 Q1) and VEH0124 and VEH0220 (United Kingdom, 2025). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Cells of 1–4 vehicles are suppressed at source, so very small counts can read slightly low. Download the full dataset (CSV, every model).