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How many Hyundai Tucson are left?

242,007. That is how many Hyundai Tucson were still licensed in Great Britain at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DVLA records. One in every 139 cars on the road is one of these, and a further 3,266 are registered but declared off-road (SORN).

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Hyundai Tucson, class of 2015

86.0% still on the road

Licensed
4,902
Off-road (SORN)
104
Gone
695

Each car drawn is about 57 cars. Of the 5,701 first registered in 2015 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
2015 5,701 4,902 104 86.0%
2016 24,236 20,864 369 86.1%
2017 28,349 24,616 437 86.8%
2018 26,204 25,241 221 96.3%
2019 27,266 26,734 177 98.0%
2020 14,001 13,477 85 96.3%
2021 22,157 21,121 110 95.3%
2022 27,341 26,220 75 95.9%
2023 33,739 33,625 56 too new
2024 29,487 29,487 59 too new
2025 21,806 21,806 45 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 2015, at 86% surviving.

On the road since 2003

LicensedOff-road (SORN)
2003 peak 245k 2026 Q1

Numbers are still near their peak of 242,007. The grey band is cars declared off-road. Great Britain figures, DfT table VEH0120.

When they sold

New registrations per quarter
2003 peak 9k/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

1.6-litre petrol 103,705
1.6-litre hybrid electric (petrol) 72,708
1.7-litre diesel 35,131
1.6-litre plug-in hybrid electric (petrol) 16,080
2.0-litre diesel 13,433
1.6-litre hybrid electric (diesel) 6,084

Licensed cars by engine size band and fuel. United Kingdom figures, DfT table VEH0220 (2025). 56% of the survivors are manuals.

The trims that lasted

Ultimate T-gdi Hev Auto 9%
SE Nav Gdi 2wd 9%
SE Nav B-drive 2wd CRDI 6%
N Line T-gdi Hev Auto 6%
Premium T-gdi Hev Auto 5%

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).