MICROCAR · MICROCAR VIRGO · Cars
Rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (186 in the latest data).
Rarer than 53% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Disappearing at about 14 a year (7.3% of survivors). At that pace roughly 128 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2034.
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As of 2025 Q4, 186 MICROCAR VIRGO were still registered in the UK — 7 licensed and on the road, plus 179 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The MICROCAR VIRGO is rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (186), making it rarer than 53% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of MICROCAR VIRGO on UK roads fell by 10 (5.1%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 128 would remain in 5 years.
Most MICROCAR VIRGO run on petrol — about 99% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel.
The MICROCAR VIRGO peaked at 362 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.