FSO CARS · FSO CARS 125 · Cars
As of 2026 Q1, 25 FSO CARS 125s remain registered in the UK — one of the rarest cars in Britain on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 26 in 2025 Q4 — only 96% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 1 cars. Numbers have held broadly steady over recent years rather than falling away — often the mark of a model that owners deliberately preserve. In all, the FSO CARS 125 is rarer than 73% of the 2,429 UK car models we track, putting it firmly in 2026's endangered class.
Genuinely rare — only 25 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 73% of the 2,429 UK car models we track.
Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych (transl. Passenger Car Factory), commonly known as FSO, is a Polish automobile parts manufacturer, and formerly an automobile producer of historic significance, located in Warsaw. In 2011, the factory ceased production amidst the backdrop of the global crisis, but directly as a result of GM Korea's refusal to prolong the factory's licence to produce the Aveo. GM claimed that one of the reasons for breaking the cooperation with FSO was the entry into force of the EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, which stipulated that import duties on cars imported from South Korea...
As of 2026 Q1, 25 FSO CARS 125 were still registered in the UK — 8 licensed and on the road, plus 17 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The FSO CARS 125 is genuinely rare, with only 25 left, making it rarer than 73% of the 2,429 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of FSO CARS 125 on UK roads held steady.
Most FSO CARS 125 run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
The FSO CARS 125 peaked at 26 registered in 2025 Q4, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.