How many Triumph Thunderbirds are left?
3,079 are on the road in Great Britain and 1,829 are declared off the road. Fewer than ten thousand on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
Registered as motorbikes
3,079
on the road in Great Britain
plus 1,829 declared off the road
Uncommon
- Most on the road
- 3,885, the end of September 2017
- Still on the road
- 79% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 13% (3,531 to 3,079)
Registered as cars
0
on the road in Great Britain
plus 0 declared off the road
None on the road
- Most on the road
- 12, the end of 1998
- Still on the road
- 0% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- 0 now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbird | 747 | 818 | 1,151 (2008) |
| Thunderbird 1600 | 689 | 211 | 880 (2016) |
| Thunderbird Sport | 301 | 465 | 725 (2008) |
| Thunderbird Storm ABS | 413 | 100 | 506 (2018) |
| Thunderbird ABS 1600 | 260 | 76 | 352 (2013) |
| Thunderbird LT | 224 | 38 | 261 (2019) |
| Thunderbird Commander | 145 | 28 | 168 (2017) |
| Thunderbird Storm | 127 | 35 | 158 (2013) |
| Thunderbird Nightstorm | 115 | 27 | 141 (2019) |
| Thunderbird ABS 1700 | 58 | 30 | 96 (2012) |
| Thunderbird Two Tone | 0 | 1 | 1 (2013) |
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.