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How many Kia Picanto are left?

217,822. That is how many Kia Picanto were still licensed in Great Britain at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DVLA records. One in every 154 cars on the road is one of these, and a further 6,213 are registered but declared off-road (SORN).

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Kia Picanto, class of 2014

92.5% still on the road

Licensed
13,907
Off-road (SORN)
256
Gone
868

Each car drawn is about 150 cars. Of the 15,031 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 15,031 13,907 256 92.5%
2015 13,778 13,294 150 96.5%
2016 12,767 12,359 123 96.8%
2017 13,321 12,953 134 97.2%
2018 16,368 15,929 139 97.3%
2019 17,429 17,128 131 98.3%
2020 8,935 8,747 43 97.9%
2021 10,891 10,637 70 97.7%
2022 10,147 9,764 60 96.2%
2023 13,893 13,476 97 too new
2024 11,232 11,107 65 too new
2025 13,371 13,371 82 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 92.5% surviving.

On the road since 2003

LicensedOff-road (SORN)
2003 peak 224k 2026 Q1

Numbers are still near their peak of 217,822. The grey band is cars declared off-road. Great Britain figures, DfT table VEH0120.

When they sold

New registrations per quarter
2003 peak 6k/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

1.0-litre petrol 138,864
1.3-litre petrol 51,326
1.1-litre petrol 22,721
1.2-litre petrol 7,167

Licensed cars by engine size band and fuel. United Kingdom figures, DfT table VEH0220 (2025). 77% of the survivors are manuals.

The trims that lasted

1 17%
2 13%
2 Auto 7%
Gt-line 5%
3 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).