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How many SEAT Ibiza are left?

203,938. That is how many SEAT Ibiza were still licensed in Great Britain at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DVLA records. One in every 164 cars on the road is one of these, and a further 14,733 are registered but declared off-road (SORN).

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SEAT Ibiza, class of 2014

87.2% still on the road

Licensed
19,059
Off-road (SORN)
592
Gone
2,207

Each car drawn is about 220 cars. Of the 21,858 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 21,858 19,059 592 87.2%
2015 19,710 17,886 422 90.7%
2016 19,582 18,267 286 93.3%
2017 16,252 15,587 169 95.9%
2018 13,126 12,648 130 96.4%
2019 13,371 12,843 86 96.1%
2020 8,251 7,980 42 96.7%
2021 8,606 8,316 41 96.6%
2022 5,271 4,984 16 94.6%
2023 8,426 8,106 32 too new
2024 11,268 11,084 35 too new
2025 10,346 10,346 30 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 87.2% surviving.

On the road since 1994

LicensedOff-road (SORN)
1994 peak 219k 2026 Q1

Numbers peaked at 209,486 in 2019. 3% 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 4k/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 90,990
1.4-litre petrol 58,703
1.2-litre petrol 46,224
1.6-litre diesel 6,641
1.2-litre diesel 4,790
1.5-litre diesel 2,041

Licensed cars by engine size band and fuel. United Kingdom figures, DfT table VEH0220 (2025). 90% of the survivors are manuals.

The trims that lasted

Fr TSI 13%
Toca 11%
SE Technology TSI 5%
Fr Technology TSI 5%
SE 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).