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How many Skoda Fabia are left?

241,418. That is how many Skoda Fabia 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 15,811 are registered but declared off-road (SORN).

241,418 licensed today
1 in 139 cars on GB roads
15,811 off-road (SORN)
1999 peak 265k 2026 Q1

Numbers peaked at 255,416 in 2019. 5% of that peak has since left the road. 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 15,661 14,267 91.1%
2015 18,444 17,558 95.2%
2016 20,041 19,385 96.7%
2017 18,159 17,571 96.8%
2018 17,282 16,749 96.9%
2019 14,731 14,589 99.0%
2020 9,568 9,416 98.4%
2021 8,681 8,424 97.0%
2022 7,216 6,895 95.6%
2023 7,547 7,406 too new
2024 9,757 9,744 too new
2025 10,340 10,340 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 91.1% surviving.

When they sold

2001 peak 6k/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

1.0-litre petrol 97,471
1.2-litre petrol 95,649
1.6-litre diesel 13,907
1.5-litre diesel 12,163
1.4-litre petrol 11,444
1.9-litre diesel 9,376

Licensed cars by engine size band and fuel. United Kingdom figures, DfT table VEH0220 (2025). 83% of the survivors are manuals.

The trims that lasted

SE TSI 11%
Colour Edition TSI 6%
SE L TSI 6%
SE 12v 6%
Monte Carlo TSI 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).