How many Austin Metros are left?
284 are on the road in Great Britain and 1,215 are declared off the road. A thousand or fewer on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
Registered as cars
284
on the road in Great Britain
plus 1,215 declared off the road
Rare
- Most on the road
- 554,215, when records start (the end of 1994)
- Still on the road
- 1% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Up 13% (252 to 284)
Registered as vans
8
on the road in Great Britain
plus 50 declared off the road
Ultra rare
- Most on the road
- 17,152, when records start (the end of 1994)
- Still on the road
- 1% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- No change
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro City | 64 | 276 | 146,453 (1994) |
| Metro L | 34 | 259 | 132,417 (1994) |
| Metro City X | 33 | 148 | 105,344 (1994) |
| Metro HLE | 30 | 62 | 44,939 (1994) |
| Metro Auto | 16 | 72 | 25,815 (1994) |
| Metro V/plas | 24 | 56 | 16,996 (1994) |
| Metro Mayfair | 3 | 30 | 13,479 (1994) |
| Metro S | 13 | 24 | 11,172 (1994) |
| Metro V/plas Auto | 14 | 43 | 6,900 (1994) |
| Metro Studio 2 | 0 | 19 | 6,667 (1994) |
| Metro HLS | 7 | 17 | 6,418 (1994) |
| Metro | 10 | 19 | 5,088 (1994) |
| Metro GS | 5 | 25 | 4,295 (1994) |
| Metro GTA | 7 | 39 | 3,262 (1994) |
| Metro Mosaic | 2 | 18 | 2,883 (1994) |
| Metro Sport | 3 | 17 | 2,628 (1994) |
| Metro Principles | 0 | 1 | 2,236 (1994) |
| Metro LE | 0 | 1 | 2,180 (1994) |
| Metro L Auto | 5 | 29 | 2,047 (1994) |
| Metro L Gala | 1 | 1 | 1,823 (1994) |
| Metro City Auto | 1 | 10 | 1,646 (1994) |
| Metro 1.3 | 3 | 2 | 1,621 (1994) |
| Metro 1.3 Moritz | 0 | 3 | 1,464 (1994) |
| Metro ARX | 1 | 7 | 1,427 (1994) |
| Metro RED HOT | 0 | 9 | 1,418 (1994) |
| Metro JET Black | 1 | 6 | 1,345 (1994) |
| Metro HL | 1 | 0 | 779 (1994) |
| Metro GS Auto | 0 | 8 | 653 (1994) |
| Metro VP 500 | 0 | 6 | 386 (1994) |
| Metro RED HOT Auto | 0 | 4 | 135 (1994) |
| Metro JET Black Auto | 0 | 1 | 134 (1994) |
| Metro City 310 | 0 | 0 | 56 (1994) |
| Metro HLS Auto | 0 | 2 | 45 (1994) |
| Metro S Auto | 0 | 0 | 41 (1994) |
| Metro L 310 | 0 | 0 | 12 (1994) |
| Metropolitan Cycle | 6 | 1 | 7 (2015) |
| Metro 310 | 0 | 0 | 5 (1994) |
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.