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How many Honda Civic are left?

240,431. That is how many Honda Civic were still licensed in Great Britain at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DVLA records. One in every 140 cars on the road is one of these, and a further 44,064 are registered but declared off-road (SORN).

240,431 licensed today
1 in 140 cars on GB roads
44,064 off-road (SORN)
1994 peak 459k 2026 Q1

Numbers peaked at 447,888 in 2009. 46% of that peak has since left the road. The grey sliver is cars declared off-road. Great Britain figures, DfT table VEH0120.

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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 Survival
2014 15,173 14,294 94.2%
2015 15,520 14,913 96.1%
2016 16,537 16,073 97.2%
2017 15,097 14,158 93.8%
2018 14,165 13,167 93.0%
2019 12,713 12,196 95.9%
2020 5,648 5,428 96.1%
2021 4,841 4,830 99.8%
2022 1,428 1,353 94.7%
2023 2,235 2,213 too new
2024 2,966 2,902 too new
2025 1,971 1,971 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 2018, at 93% surviving.

When they sold

2001 peak 8k/quarter 2026 Q1

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

What the survivors run on

1.8-litre petrol 71,928
1.4-litre petrol 35,344
1.6-litre diesel 35,329
1.0-litre petrol 22,740
1.6-litre petrol 21,555
2.0-litre petrol 17,809

Licensed cars by engine size band and fuel. United Kingdom figures, DfT table VEH0220 (2025). 78% of the survivors are manuals.

The trims that lasted

SE I-vtec 5%
Sr Vtec 4%
Si I-vtec 3%
Es I-vtec 3%
Sport Vtec 3%

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).