UK registrations · DVLA data · 2025 Q4
How many Land Rover Defender are left in the UK?
189,161 — made up of 158,413 licensed for the road and 30,748 declared off-road (SORN), per DVLA data for 2025 Q4.
Survivors by year of manufacture
19541
19571
19611
19711
19722
19741
19782
19801
19822
19832
19844
198557
1986331
1987197
198841
198955
1990882
19913,233
19922,922
19933,295
19943,648
19954,425
19965,128
19974,659
19984,474
19993,966
20003,875
20013,930
20024,626
20035,041
20044,860
20054,673
20064,512
20074,591
20084,329
20093,953
20104,442
20114,645
20124,386
20134,888
20146,456
20157,518
20162,264
201715
201925
20204,112
20218,428
202210,046
202315,638
202416,795
202517,782
Licensed SORN
Rarity vs value, by generation
DVLA survivor counts for each generation’s production years, against the current median price from verified UK auction sales.
| Generation | UK survivors | Median (UK) | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defender (L663)2020–present | 72,801 | — | — | Valuation |
Registration data: DVLA, via howmanyleft.co.uk , period 2025 Q4 (fetched 2026-05-12). Price data: verified UK auction sales tracked by Marque.
Indicative only — not investment advice. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future value.