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How many Peugeot 208 are left?

249,805. That is how many Peugeot 208 were still licensed in Great Britain at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DVLA records. One in every 134 cars on the road is one of these, and a further 6,006 are registered but declared off-road (SORN).

249,805 licensed today
1 in 134 cars on GB roads
6,006 off-road (SORN)
2011 peak 256k 2026 Q1

Numbers are still near their peak of 249,805. 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 30,774 26,726 86.8%
2015 28,860 26,309 91.2%
2016 26,452 24,905 94.2%
2017 17,672 16,780 95.0%
2018 15,318 14,967 97.7%
2019 17,100 16,865 98.6%
2020 13,103 12,830 97.9%
2021 14,635 13,968 95.4%
2022 16,690 15,870 95.1%
2023 16,398 16,233 too new
2024 16,176 16,091 too new
2025 13,700 13,700 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 86.8% surviving.

When they sold

2011 peak 7k/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

1.3-litre petrol 124,824
1.2-litre petrol 49,423
1.6-litre diesel 18,726
1.4-litre diesel 16,972
[z] battery electric 16,431
1.1-litre petrol 10,094

Licensed cars by engine size band and fuel. United Kingdom figures, DfT table VEH0220 (2025). 87% of the survivors are manuals.

The trims that lasted

Active 19%
Allure 7%
GT Puretech S/s 6%
Allure Puretech S/s 6%
Tech Edition S/s 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).