DAIMLER · DAIMLER SUPER 8 · Cars
DAIMLER SUPER 8 Ultra-rare
Survivors over time
How rare is it?
Genuinely rare — only 93 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 60% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
📉 Rate of decline
Disappearing at about 1 a year (1.5% of survivors). At that pace roughly 86 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2071.
About the SUPER 8
The Daimler Company Limited ( DAYM-lər), before 1910 known as the Daimler Motor Company Limited, was an independent British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in London by H. J. Lawson in 1896, which set up its manufacturing base in Coventry. The company acquired the right to use the Daimler name simultaneously from Gottlieb Daimler and Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft of Cannstatt, Germany. After early financial difficulty and a reorganisation of the company in 1904, the Daimler Motor Company was purchased by Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) in 1910, which also made cars under its own name before...
DAIMLER SUPER 8 — questions & answers
How many DAIMLER SUPER 8 are left in the UK?
As of 2025 Q4, 93 DAIMLER SUPER 8 were still registered in the UK — 62 licensed and on the road, plus 31 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
Is the DAIMLER SUPER 8 rare?
The DAIMLER SUPER 8 is genuinely rare, with only 93 left, making it rarer than 60% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Is the DAIMLER SUPER 8 increasing or decreasing?
Over the last year the number of DAIMLER SUPER 8 on UK roads fell by 2 (2.1%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 86 would remain in 5 years.
What fuel do most DAIMLER SUPER 8 use?
Most DAIMLER SUPER 8 run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
When did the DAIMLER SUPER 8 peak?
The DAIMLER SUPER 8 peaked at 98 registered in 2015 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.