RENAULT · RENAULT GORDINI · Cars
As of 2026 Q1, 38 RENAULT GORDINIs remain registered in the UK — one of the rarest cars in Britain on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 39 in 2023 Q2 — only 97% 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 RENAULT GORDINI is rarer than 69% of the 2,429 UK car models we track, putting it firmly in 2026's endangered class.
Genuinely rare — only 38 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 69% of the 2,429 UK car models we track.
Gordini (French pronunciation: [ɡɔʁdini]) is a division of Renault Sport Technologies (Renault Sport). In the past, it was a sports car manufacturer and performance tuner, established in 1946 by Amédée Gordini (1899–1979), nicknamed "Le Sorcier" (The Sorcerer). Gordini became a division of Renault in 1968 and of Renault Sport in 1976.
As of 2026 Q1, 38 RENAULT GORDINI were still registered in the UK — 30 licensed and on the road, plus 8 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The RENAULT GORDINI is genuinely rare, with only 38 left, making it rarer than 69% of the 2,429 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of RENAULT GORDINI on UK roads held steady.
Most RENAULT GORDINI run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
The RENAULT GORDINI peaked at 39 registered in 2023 Q2, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.