How many Austin A40s are left?
1,390 are on the road in Great Britain and 675 are declared off the road. Fewer than ten thousand on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
Registered as cars
1,390
on the road in Great Britain
plus 675 declared off the road
Uncommon
- Most on the road
- 2,011, the end of 1996
- Still on the road
- 69% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 4% (1,450 to 1,390)
Registered as vans
116
on the road in Great Britain
plus 40 declared off the road
Rare
- Most on the road
- 119, the end of September 2013
- Still on the road
- 97% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Up 1% (115 to 116)
Every version, as the DVLA records it
The model name on the logbook. Some are the same car recorded in slightly different ways, and a few are typing mistakes.
| Version | On the road | Off the road | Most there were |
|---|---|---|---|
| A40 | 1,222 | 590 | 1,790 (1996) |
| A40 Countryman | 73 | 35 | 96 (1996) |
| A40 Farina | 61 | 32 | 73 (1997) |
| A40 Cambridge | 34 | 18 | 55 (1998) |
What the numbers mean
- On the road means licensed: taxed, or exempt from tax, at the end of June 2026.
- Off the road means declared SORN: still registered but not used on public roads, often stored, being restored or waiting to be sold.
- Counts are for Great Britain and come from the DVLA. Records start in 1994, so older cars may have been more common before then.
Buying one?
Rare or not, check the one in front of you: its MOT history, mileage and tax are free, and the full check adds finance, write-off and theft.
Source: Department for Transport and DVLA vehicle licensing statistics for Great Britain, table VEH0120, to the end of June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.