How many Smart Citys are left?
3,288 are on the road in Great Britain and 2,425 are declared off the road. Fewer than ten thousand on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
3,288
on the road in Great Britain
plus 2,425 declared off the road
Uncommon
- Most on the road
- 13,027, the end of September 2008
- Still on the road
- 25% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 50% (6,601 to 3,288)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Passion 61 Auto | 2,599 | 1,422 | 8,482 (2008) |
| City Pulse 61 Semi-Auto | 186 | 270 | 1,351 (2006) |
| City Pure 61 Semi-Auto | 142 | 239 | 1,175 (2006) |
| City Pulse 61 Auto | 70 | 87 | 402 (2005) |
| City Pure 61 Auto | 57 | 73 | 378 (2004) |
| City Brabus Auto | 118 | 117 | 369 (2005) |
| City Pure 50 Semi-Auto | 29 | 79 | 329 (2004) |
| City Silverpulse 61 S-A | 35 | 42 | 185 (2008) |
| City Pulse 50 Semi-Auto | 22 | 41 | 161 (2006) |
| City Passion 50 Auto | 11 | 27 | 133 (2004) |
| City Pure 50 Auto | 13 | 13 | 84 (2011) |
| City Pulse 50 Auto | 5 | 15 | 62 (2004) |
| City Passion 61 Semi-Auto | 1 | 0 | 5 (2011) |
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.