How many Harley-Davidson XLs are left?
11,386 are on the road in Great Britain and 8,600 are declared off the road. More than ten thousand on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
11,386
on the road in Great Britain
plus 8,600 declared off the road
Common
- Most on the road
- 14,804, the end of September 2018
- Still on the road
- 77% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 19% (14,139 to 11,386)
Every version, as the DVLA records it
The model name on the logbook. Some are the same bike recorded in slightly different ways, and a few are typing mistakes.
| Version | On the road | Off the road | Most there were |
|---|---|---|---|
| XLH 883 | 1,054 | 1,378 | 2,539 (2009) |
| XL 1200 C Custom Sport | 1,059 | 1,084 | 2,243 (2010) |
| XL883C Sportster | 830 | 944 | 1,948 (2009) |
| XL 883L Sportster | 472 | 411 | 1,012 (2010) |
| XL 883 R Sportster | 373 | 403 | 891 (2009) |
| XL 883 N Iron 17 | 554 | 226 | 845 (2018) |
| XL 883 N Iron 16 | 447 | 215 | 756 (2016) |
| XL 1200 N Nightster | 233 | 218 | 613 (2010) |
| XL 883 N Iron | 208 | 187 | 597 (2010) |
| XL1200R Sportster 1200 | 259 | 221 | 593 (2008) |
| XLH 883 Hugger | 248 | 332 | 584 (2003) |
| XL 1200 LOW Sportster | 258 | 189 | 574 (2009) |
| XL 883 N Iron 15 | 275 | 184 | 547 (2015) |
| XL 1200 X Forty Eight | 173 | 182 | 521 (2011) |
| XL 1200 X Forty Eight 17 | 329 | 149 | 498 (2018) |
| XL 1200 X Forty Eight 16 | 289 | 130 | 470 (2016) |
| XL 883 N Iron 14 | 232 | 147 | 468 (2015) |
| XL883R | 147 | 242 | 453 (2003) |
| XL 883 N Iron 18 | 296 | 118 | 429 (2019) |
| XL 883 N Iron 12 | 165 | 120 | 394 (2012) |
| XL 1200 X Forty Eight 15 | 201 | 122 | 371 (2015) |
| XL 883 N Iron 11 | 125 | 106 | 355 (2011) |
| XL 1200 X Forty Eight 12 | 131 | 103 | 319 (2013) |
| XL 1200 X Forty Eight 18 | 219 | 73 | 292 (2019) |
| XL 1200 X Forty Eight 19 | 201 | 72 | 284 (2019) |
| XL 883 N Iron 19 | 205 | 62 | 265 (2020) |
| XL 883 N Iron 20 | 196 | 58 | 265 (2021) |
| XL 883 L Superlow | 109 | 82 | 255 (2011) |
| XL 1200 X Forty Eight 20 | 148 | 61 | 210 (2021) |
| XL 1200 V Seventy Two 12 | 99 | 66 | 190 (2013) |
| XL 883 L Superlow 12 | 95 | 58 | 178 (2014) |
| XL 1200 C Custom Sportster 12 | 102 | 36 | 150 (2013) |
| XL 1200 T Superlow SPORTSTER15 | 108 | 24 | 146 (2016) |
| XLH 1200 | 74 | 117 | 137 (1999) |
| XL 1200 NS Iron 1200 20 | 106 | 24 | 135 (2021) |
| XL 1200 C Custom Sportster 11 | 77 | 38 | 134 (2011) |
| XL 1200 NS Iron 1200 19 | 105 | 21 | 129 (2021) |
| XL 1200 XS Forty Eight SP 19 | 85 | 25 | 117 (2020) |
| XL 1200 T Superlow SPORTSTER17 | 81 | 18 | 107 (2018) |
| XL 1200 XS Forty Eight SP 18 | 78 | 26 | 103 (2019) |
| XL 1200 NS Iron 1200 18 | 72 | 16 | 100 (2019) |
| XL 883 L Superlow 15 | 65 | 29 | 99 (2016) |
| XL 1200 T Superlow SPORTSTER14 | 61 | 19 | 87 (2016) |
| XL 1200 N Nightster 11 | 29 | 26 | 77 (2011) |
| XL 1200 T Superlow SPORTSTER19 | 60 | 16 | 74 (2019) |
| XL 1200 C Custom Sportster 17 | 51 | 18 | 72 (2018) |
| XL 1200 T Superlow SPORTSTER18 | 57 | 12 | 70 (2019) |
| XL 1200 C Custom Sportster 19 | 59 | 13 | 69 (2020) |
| XL 1200 C Custom Sportster 18 | 44 | 14 | 68 (2019) |
| XL 1200 N Nightster 12 | 27 | 19 | 63 (2013) |
| XL 883 L Superlow 17 | 33 | 15 | 56 (2018) |
| XL 883 L Superlow 19 | 50 | 3 | 53 (2021) |
| XL 1200 XS Forty Eight SP 20 | 43 | 7 | 50 (2021) |
| XL 883 R Sportster 11 | 24 | 22 | 50 (2012) |
| XL 1200 T Superlow SPORTSTER20 | 32 | 3 | 45 (2021) |
| XL 1200 T Superlow SPORTSTER16 | 28 | 12 | 44 (2017) |
| XL 1200 X Forty Eight ANV 18 | 27 | 12 | 44 (2018) |
| XL 1200 CB Custom LTD 17 | 26 | 8 | 40 (2018) |
| XL 1200 V Seventy Two 15 | 29 | 11 | 40 (2016) |
| XL 883 R Sportster 12 | 20 | 13 | 38 (2012) |
The 60 versions there have been most of. 8 smaller ones are not shown.
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.