Vehicle licensing statistics data tables
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-15)

Detailed statistics about vehicle licensing and registered vehicles in the United Kingdom.

Data files containing detailed information about vehicles in the UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-files) are also available, including make and model data.

Some tables have been withdrawn and replaced. The table index for this statistical series (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicles-statistical-tables-index) has been updated to provide a full map between the old and new numbering systems used in this page.

The Department for Transport is committed to continuously improving the quality and transparency of our outputs, in line with the Code of Practice for Statistics. In line with this, we have recently concluded a planned review of the processes and methodologies used in the production of Vehicle licensing statistics data. The review sought to seek out and introduce further improvements and efficiencies in the coding technologies we use to produce our data and as part of that, we have identified several historical errors across the published data tables affecting different historical periods. These errors are the result of mistakes in past production processes that we have now identified, corrected and taken steps to eliminate going forward.

Most of the revisions to our published figures are small, typically changing values by less than 1% to 3%. The key revisions are:

Licensed Vehicles (2014 Q3 to 2016 Q3)

We found that some unlicensed vehicles during this period were mistakenly counted as licensed. This caused a slight overstatement, about 0.54% on average, in the number of licensed vehicles during this period.

3.5 - 4.25 tonnes Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) Classification

Since 2023, ZEVs weighing between 3.5 and 4.25 tonnes have been classified as light goods vehicles (LGVs) instead of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). We have now applied this change to earlier data and corrected an error in table VEH0150. As a result, the number of newly registered HGVs has been reduced by:

3.1% in 2024

2.3% in 2023

1.4% in 2022

Table VEH0156 (2018 to 2023)

Table VEH0156, which reports average CO₂ emissions for newly registered vehicles, has been updated for the years 2018 to 2023. Most changes are minor (under 3%), but the e-NEDC measure saw a larger correction, up to 15.8%, due to a calculation error. Other measures (WLTP and Reported) were less notable, except for April 2020 when COVID-19 led to very few new registrations which led to greater volatility in the resultant percentages.

Neither these specific revisions, nor any of the others introduced, have had a material impact on the statistics overall, the direction of trends nor the key messages that they previously conveyed.

Specific details of each revision made has been included in the relevant data table notes to ensure transparency and clarity. Users are advised to review these notes as part of their regular use of the data to ensure their analysis accounts for these changes accordingly.

If you have questions regarding any of these changes, please contact the Vehicle statistics team (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).

All vehicles

Licensed vehicles

Overview

VEH0101: Vehicles at the end of the quarter by licence status and body type: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5acf159f887526bbd7c/veh0101.ods) (ODS, 99.7 KB)

Detailed breakdowns

VEH0103: Licensed vehicles at the end of the year by tax class: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5abf159f887526bbd7b/veh0103.ods) (ODS, 23.8 KB)

VEH0105: Licensed vehicles at the end of the quarter by body type, fuel type, keepership (private and company) and upper and lower tier local authority: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5ac2adc28a81b4acfc8/veh0105.ods) (ODS, 15.8 MB)

VEH0206: Licensed cars at the end of the year by VED band and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a5e7b6794c076bbd76/veh0206.ods) (ODS, 29 KB)

VEH0601: Licensed buses and coaches at the end of the year by body type detail: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a5a8398380cb4acfb8/veh0601.ods) (ODS, 17.4 KB)

VEH1102: Licensed vehicles at the end of the year by body type and keepership (private and company): Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a5f159f887526bbd78/veh1102.ods) (ODS, 88.5 KB)

VEH1103: Licensed vehicles at the end of the quarter by body type and fuel type: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a58427701993d5dfb9/veh1103.ods) (ODS, 594 KB)

VEH1104: Licensed vehicles at the end of the quarter by body type and region: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a5e7b6794c076bbd75/veh1104.ods) (ODS, 127 KB)

VEH1107: Licensed vehicles at the end of the year by body type and number of years since first use: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a582670806f9d5dfbc/veh1107.ods) (ODS, 157 KB)

VEH1108: Licensed vehicles at the end of the year by body type, number of keepers and year of first registration: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a52adc28a81b4acfc5/veh1108.ods) (ODS, 3.63 MB)

VEH1111: Licensed vehicles at the end of the year by body type, fuel type and year of first use: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a5e7b6794c076bbd74/veh1111.ods) (ODS, 1.76 MB)

Bespoke

VEH9901: Licensed road using cars and light goods vehicles by local authority, body type, fuel type, CO2 band, keepership, and year of first registration (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a4f159f887526bbd77/veh9901.ods) (ODS, 15 MB)

Vehicles registered for the first time

Overview

VEH0150: Vehicles registered for the first time by body type: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a8e7b6794c076bbd79/veh0150.ods) (ODS, 180 KB)

Detailed breakdowns

VEH0153: Motor vehicles registered for the first time by tax class: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a72adc28a81b4acfc7/veh0153.ods) (ODS, 22.7 KB)

VEH0156: Provisional average reported carbon dioxide (CO2) emission figures of vehicles registered for the first time by body type, fuel type and measure: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a782670806f9d5dfbf/veh0156.ods) (ODS, 339 KB)

VEH0256: Cars registered for the first time by VED band and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a5e7b6794c076bbd77/veh0256.ods) (ODS, 327 KB)

VEH0556: Heavy goods vehicles registered for the first time by gross vehicle weight (tonnes): Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a5a8398380cb4acfb7/veh0556.ods) (ODS, 19.7 KB)

VEH0651: Buses and coaches registered for the first time by body type detail: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a582670806f9d5dfbd/veh0651.ods) (ODS, 15.2 KB)

VEH1153: Vehicles registered for the first time by body type, fuel type and keepership (private and company): Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a582670806f9d5dfbb/veh1153.ods) (ODS, 5.98 MB)

VEH1154: Vehicles registered for the first time by body type and region: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a482670806f9d5dfba/veh1154.ods) (ODS, 34 KB)

Plug-in vehicles

Licensed vehicles

VEH0141: Licensed plug-in vehicles (PiVs) at the end of the quarter by body type and fuel type, including breakdown of generic models: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a8f159f887526bbd7a/veh0141.ods) (ODS, 354 KB)

VEH0142: Licensed plug-in vehicles (PiVs) at the end of the quarter by body type, fuel type, keepership (private and company) and upper and lower tier local authority: United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690b75f914b040dfe8292363/veh0142.ods) (ODS, 6.53 MB)

Vehicles registered for the first time

VEH0181: Plug-in vehicles (PiVs) registered for the first time by body type and fuel type, including breakdown of generic models: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a62adc28a81b4acfc6/veh0181.ods) (ODS, 483 KB)

VEH0182: Plug-in vehicles (PiVs) registered for the first time by body type and region: United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a582670806f9d5dfbe/veh0182.ods) (ODS, 157 KB)

Ultra low emission vehicles

Licensed vehicles

VEH0132: Licensed ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) at the end of the quarter by fuel type, keepership (private and company) and upper and lower tier local authority: United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5abe7b6794c076bbd7b/veh0132.ods) (ODS, 1.97 MB)

VEH0133: Licensed ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) at the end of the quarter by body type and fuel type, including breakdown of generic models: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690b75cac22e4ed8b0518537/veh0133.ods) (ODS, 451 KB)

Vehicles registered for the first time

VEH0171: Ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) registered for the first time by body type and fuel type, including breakdown of generic models: Great Britain and United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a7e7b6794c076bbd78/veh0171.ods) (ODS, 590 KB)

VEH0172: Ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) registered for the first time by body type and region: United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecf5a6f159f887526bbd79/veh0172.ods) (ODS, 159 KB)

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