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How many Nissan Micra are left?

217,291. That is how many Nissan Micra 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 38,424 are registered but declared off-road (SORN).

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Nissan Micra, class of 2014

93.5% still on the road

Licensed
13,680
Off-road (SORN)
220
Gone
724

Each car drawn is about 150 cars. Of the 14,624 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 14,624 13,680 220 93.5%
2015 13,292 12,726 173 95.7%
2016 10,965 10,527 137 96.0%
2017 12,577 12,258 171 97.5%
2018 9,967 9,685 85 97.2%
2019 8,547 8,366 60 97.9%
2020 6,266 6,112 47 97.5%
2021 6,699 6,535 30 97.6%
2022 5,745 5,515 19 96.0%
2023 490 474 1 too few
2025 2 2 0 too few

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 93.5% surviving.

On the road since 1994

LicensedOff-road (SORN)
1994 peak 594k 2026 Q1

Numbers peaked at 594,175 in 2004. 63% 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 11k/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

1.2-litre petrol 75,270
1.3-litre petrol 72,375
1.0-litre petrol 41,342
0.9-litre petrol 14,665
1.4-litre petrol 13,266
1.5-litre diesel 5,350

Licensed cars by engine size band and fuel. United Kingdom figures, DfT table VEH0220 (2025). 76% of the survivors are manuals.

The trims that lasted

Acenta 16%
Visia 13%
Acenta CVT 6%
S 5%
Acenta Ig-t 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).