WOLSELEY · WOLSELEY 4/44 · Cars
Rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (214 in the latest data).
Rarer than 51% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
The Wolseley 4/44 is an automobile that was introduced by the British Motor Corporation in 1952 and manufactured from 1953 until 1956. It was designed under the Nuffield Organization, but by the time it was released, Wolseley was part of BMC. Much of the design was shared with the MG Magnette ZA, which was released later in the same year. Unlike the MG, the 4/44 used the 1,250 cc (76 cu in) XPAW engine, a version of the XPAG engine previously seen in the later MG T-type series of cars but detuned by only having a single carburettor. The power output was 46 bhp (34 kW) at 4800 rpm. The four-speed...
As of 2025 Q4, 214 WOLSELEY 4/44 were still registered in the UK — 147 licensed and on the road, plus 67 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The WOLSELEY 4/44 is rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (214), making it rarer than 51% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of WOLSELEY 4/44 on UK roads rose by 1 (0.5%).
Most WOLSELEY 4/44 run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered, with the rest split across gas (lpg).
The WOLSELEY 4/44 peaked at 214 registered in 2025 Q1, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.