Makes / Austin

Austin

Austin was once one of the foundations of the British motor industry, producing everything from tiny economy cars and family saloons to taxis, vans and larger executive models. Its name covers several generations of very different engineering, from the Seven and A series cars to the Mini, Allegro, Metro, Maestro and Montego. Later badge engineering means an Austin registration can represent a surprisingly broad slice of British motoring history.

CRITICAL 4 families

ENDANGERED 4 families

VULNERABLE 5 families

DECLINING 8 families

STABLE 2 families

GROWING 6 families

29,606 licensed vehicles

30,275

declared SORN

model families

+21 vehicles a year, five year trend · growing fastest Mini · fading fastest Seven

Model families

29 FAMILIES · SORT: LICENSED ↓

Family	Status	Licensed	Peak	Of peak	Year change
Mini	GROWING	8,171	234,906 · 1994	3.5%	+251
Seven	DECLINING	2,281	2,361 · 2022	96.6%	-36
A35	DECLINING	1,735	2,116 · 1996	82.0%	-15
A40	DECLINING	1,541	2,129 · 1996	72.4%	-25
A30	DECLINING	829	1,044 · 1996	79.4%	-8
Sprite	DECLINING	412	426 · 2022	96.7%	-3
A55	DECLINING	380	620 · 1996	61.3%	-15
A60	DECLINING	377	828 · 1996	45.5%	-2
1100	DECLINING	376	1,163 · 1994	32.3%	-6
Allegro	VULNERABLE	291	33,187 · 1994	0.9%	-2
Metro	VULNERABLE	261	571,622 · 1994	0.1%	-2
1300	STABLE	241	1,332 · 1994	18.1%	0
1800	VULNERABLE	117	484 · 1994	24.2%	-2
Maxi	VULNERABLE	109	1,455 · 1994	7.5%	-4
A50	VULNERABLE	105	143 · 1996	73.4%	-2
Maestro	GROWING	103	326,233 · 1994	0.0%	+3
Princess	ENDANGERED	76	157 · 1996	48.4%	-2
A110	ENDANGERED	75	93 · 1997	80.7%	-1
Taxi	ENDANGERED	65	4,176 · 1994	1.6%	-3
3 Litre	STABLE	61	88 · 1997	69.3%	0
Metropolitan	ENDANGERED	48	82 · 1996	58.5%	-2
A95	GROWING	48	86 · 1994	55.8%	+1
Ambassador	GROWING	38	12,083 · 1994	0.3%	+7
Six Westminster	GROWING	24	41 · 1996	58.5%	+0
A135 Princess	CRITICAL	20	56 · 1994	35.7%	0
Montego	CRITICAL	18	234,688 · 1994	0.0%	-1
A99	GROWING	18	27 · 1996	66.7%	+1
A105	CRITICAL	14	29 · 1996	48.3%	-3
2200	CRITICAL	7	51 · 1994	13.7%	0

Plus 1 record awaiting classification, counted in the totals above.

This record combines every DVLA registration under AUSTIN. Each family links to its full census record: population history, variants, MOT results and where survivors remain.