TOYOTA · TOYOTA HILUX · Cars
TOYOTA HILUX Uncommon
As of 2026 Q1, 1,021 TOYOTA HILUXs remain registered in the UK — an increasingly uncommon sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 1,726 in 2014 Q3 — only 59% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 705 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 49 a year (4.8% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2040 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer. Tellingly, 71% are declared SORN — kept off the road in garages and barns rather than driven, the signature of a car being looked after rather than used up.
Survivors over time
How rare is it?
Uncommon — a few thousand still about (1,021).
Rarer than 35% of the 2,429 UK car models we track.
Fuel breakdown
📉 Rate of decline
Disappearing at about 49 a year (4.8% of survivors). At that pace roughly 799 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2040.
About the HILUX
The Toyota 4Runner is an SUV manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota and marketed globally since 1984, across six generations. In Japan, it was marketed as the Toyota Hilux Surf (Japanese: トヨタ・ハイラックスサーフ, Hepburn: Toyota Hairakkususāfu) and was withdrawn from the market in 2009. The original 4Runner was a compact SUV and little more than a Toyota Hilux pickup truck with a fiberglass shell over the bed, but the model has since undergone significant independent development into a cross between a compact and a mid-size SUV. All 4Runners have been built in Japan at Toyota's plant in Tahara, Aichi...
TOYOTA HILUX — questions & answers
How many TOYOTA HILUX are left in the UK?
As of 2026 Q1, 1,021 TOYOTA HILUX were still registered in the UK — 301 licensed and on the road, plus 720 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
Is the TOYOTA HILUX rare?
The TOYOTA HILUX is uncommon, with 1,021 still about, making it rarer than 35% of the 2,429 UK car models we track.
Is the TOYOTA HILUX increasing or decreasing?
Over the last year the number of TOYOTA HILUX on UK roads fell by 5 (0.5%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 799 would remain in 5 years.
What fuel do most TOYOTA HILUX use?
Most TOYOTA HILUX run on diesel — about 97% of those still registered, with the rest split across petrol.
When did the TOYOTA HILUX peak?
The TOYOTA HILUX peaked at 1,726 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.