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Licensed cars by fuel type, UK

Cars licensed in the United Kingdom at the end of each quarter since July to September 2014, in all and by fuel type, in thousands.

Licensed cars

34,888,140

Q2 2026

Verified against source, 29 October 2026, 11:51 UTC
Licensed cars by fuel type, UK
  • All cars
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Hybrid electric (petrol)
  • Plug-in hybrid electric (petrol)
  • Battery electric
  • Other fuels
0k10,000k20,000k30,000k40,000kQ3 2014Q3 2016Q3 2018Q3 2020Q3 2022Q3 2024Q2 2026

Source: Department for Transport. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

48 periods, newest first

PeriodAll carsPetrolDieselHybrid electric (petrol)Plug-in hybrid electric (petrol)Battery electricOther fuels
Q2 202634,888,14018,752,5099,816,1033,128,9771,004,6672,016,968168,916
Q1 202634,627,41418,732,7149,961,5002,962,355940,6581,864,014166,173
Q4 202534,485,45318,818,69810,137,7992,758,384868,6591,737,074164,839
Q3 202534,486,33218,966,82110,268,3972,631,096825,0941,629,450165,474
Q2 202534,353,21619,039,05610,405,4722,473,146765,8081,504,927164,807
Q1 202534,157,20219,007,54410,535,6482,332,841715,5021,402,636163,031
Q4 202433,966,63219,035,48810,677,0152,139,258666,8361,287,198160,837
Q3 202434,025,02019,200,79410,820,8072,019,596632,4131,191,066160,344
Q2 202433,935,93719,259,14710,958,7211,877,758593,1601,089,220157,931
Q1 202433,734,50319,187,24711,080,3481,746,175558,2211,009,536152,976
Q4 202333,579,94619,151,04211,227,7581,602,915519,441930,649148,141
Q3 202333,582,17519,239,53711,351,9451,497,639483,214863,643146,197
Q2 202333,488,17119,243,26111,498,1381,374,946450,026779,420142,380
Q1 202333,265,63919,127,30111,597,9821,280,796421,188701,117137,255
Q4 202233,187,30819,099,79111,746,6221,187,210393,000628,984131,701
Q3 202233,154,68719,152,72811,837,3811,120,697369,893547,504126,484
Q2 202233,101,93019,164,58611,939,3801,036,575350,122492,150119,117
Q1 202232,937,79019,075,69812,026,564954,754328,637441,166110,971
Q4 202132,889,46219,084,94412,146,239874,450302,639379,220101,970
Q3 202133,018,78719,223,57612,272,067833,206278,877315,02496,037
Q2 202133,047,87919,277,33412,400,428763,747252,578265,64088,152
Q1 202132,730,09919,084,96112,428,409693,301222,387224,12576,916
Q4 202032,697,40819,097,09512,498,946640,503199,668193,99267,204
Q3 202032,869,86519,247,18012,623,283605,140179,958154,30460,000
Q2 202032,608,71019,095,91912,633,666546,824160,113119,90952,279
Q1 202032,653,75319,115,97512,688,476535,194154,896108,25750,955
Q4 201932,884,32019,239,99912,852,057507,698143,60390,85850,105
Q3 201932,973,20619,308,65412,916,606484,821133,91078,71850,497
Q2 201932,833,40619,208,58912,923,709456,236127,62266,72850,522
Q1 201932,669,95419,059,72912,942,697433,556122,55361,25850,161
Q4 201832,493,25818,912,37612,951,301407,653114,96056,31050,658
Q3 201832,578,18918,990,59812,985,941391,389105,82452,28552,152
Q2 201832,471,34818,935,61012,973,438365,72895,74548,54452,283
Q1 201832,313,92218,816,16712,967,798346,06986,41645,60051,872
Q4 201732,159,94318,759,58412,901,393326,61877,76942,02052,559
Q3 201732,302,82218,909,31212,914,759314,96570,09639,49354,197
Q2 201732,170,42718,911,39512,812,382294,43461,85736,02554,334
Q1 201732,023,84818,871,19812,730,312279,46555,63933,51453,720
Q4 201631,792,25918,824,61412,574,071261,56948,58929,72053,696
Q3 201631,636,98818,842,39012,417,476251,46443,39427,94354,321
Q2 201631,474,79718,868,57812,251,104238,33537,06525,33854,377
Q1 201631,285,08518,864,89812,084,319227,05830,96223,75654,092
Q4 201530,987,52718,817,07311,857,081214,55623,43920,95854,420
Q3 201530,981,12418,950,46811,730,827206,47519,84218,32555,187
Q2 201530,796,69418,977,11611,536,054196,29816,16716,31954,740
Q1 201530,567,56818,940,86711,358,848186,99012,72514,58853,550
Q4 201430,330,22518,936,78411,142,652177,6617,45812,36353,307
Q3 201430,647,56719,278,78511,125,040173,6104,49910,60555,028

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Department for Transport
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https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tables
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Verification

Verified against source, 29 October 2026, 11:51 UTC Run at 29 October 2026, 11:51 UTC; 336 of 336 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedDepartment for Transport; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-29T11:48:03Z; 2 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2562 of 2 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures336 of 336 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers336 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure336 of 336 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassGOV.UK table is currentlatest period 2026 Q2 ended 121 days before retrieval (limit 280), from Licensed vehicles at the end of the quarter by body type and fuel type: Great Britain and United Kingdom
PassFuel types add up to the total48 of 48 figures match the fuel types added together, within 0.006 thousand for rounding
PassLicensed vehicles table agrees48 of 48 figures match the United Kingdom cars column of VEH0101 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6aad561a2f29b38884818708/veh0101.ods)
PassSource page answershttps://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tables – HTTP 200

Notes

  • Cars with a current licence (taxed, or exempt from tax) on the DVLA's register at the end of each quarter, in thousands. DfT's table also covers Great Britain from 1994; the UK starts in 2014. Other fuels: diesel hybrids and plug-in hybrids, range extended electric, fuel cell, gas and other fuels, added together.