The Jeep Wrangler is the direct stylistic and functional descendant of Jeep's traditional utility vehicles, retaining removable body panels, separate chassis construction on most generations and serious off road hardware. British owners often buy it as much for its character as its ability, since it makes compromises in pursuit of that specialist role. Strong enthusiast demand gives older Wranglers a preservation pattern unlike ordinary family SUVs.
GROWING
Red List classification, from population, five year trajectory and survival against peak. Reviewed each census.
7,533licensed vehicles 2025 census
100.0% of the peak fleet remains licensed
2,396
declared SORN
total surviving
peak 7,533 in 2025 ·
+65 vehicles a year, five year trend
JEEP GENERATION EXPLORER
Explore by generation
Follow the surviving fleet into a specific generation, then inspect its age,
trims, transmission, powertrain evidence and drivetrain.
Generation detail is calculated from the same DVLA vehicle-age evidence rows used to resolve the generation population. It is not joined to the separate family-level variant snapshot.
The generation span is the defined cohort span. Forensic derivative or
powertrain evidence can override a simple date assignment around transition years.
“No trim recorded” and other missing values are retained rather than guessed.
TJ · 1996–2006
Wrangler TJ
Current surviving UK fleet at the
2025 census.
2,788surviving
1,571Licensed
1,217SORN
56.3%
Still licensed
2,101
Peak licensed · 2014
AGE
Manufacture year
2,788 vehicles
Manufacture year of vehicles still licensed or SORN at the latest census.
1996
64
30 L · 34 S
1997
569
245 L · 324 S
1998
471
246 L · 225 S
1999
281
161 L · 120 S
2000
294
153 L · 141 S
2001
257
154 L · 103 S
2002
173
120 L · 53 S
2003
192
130 L · 62 S
2004
179
133 L · 46 S
2005
128
82 L · 46 S
2006
160
104 L · 56 S
2007
18
12 L · 6 S
Not recorded
2
1 L · 1 S
TRIM
Surviving trims
65.4% identified
Canonical trim parsed from the generation-linked DVLA model identity.
No trim recorded
964
498 L · 466 S
Sport
708
388 L · 320 S
Sahara
702
422 L · 280 S
60th Anniversary
85
55 L · 30 S
Grizzly
80
52 L · 28 S
Jamboree
73
44 L · 29 S
Extreme Sport
63
43 L · 20 S
TR2
54
36 L · 18 S
Renegade
43
27 L · 16 S
Limited
11
5 L · 6 S
Rubicon
5
1 L · 4 S
TRANSMISSION
Gearbox
Automatic is taken from explicit DVLA model markers. Their absence follows
the existing AutoCensus manual interpretation.
Manual / no automatic marker
2,534
1,391 L · 1,143 S
Automatic
254
180 L · 74 S
POWERTRAIN
Engine / powertrain evidence
0.0% explicit
Only identities actually supported by the generation-linked model description
are shown. Missing evidence is left visible rather than inferred.
Not recorded
2,788
1,571 L · 1,217 S
DRIVETRAIN
Recorded drivetrain
0.0% explicit
Drivetrain is only assigned where the underlying model identity records it.
Not recorded
2,788
1,571 L · 1,217 S
PROVENANCE
How this generation was determined
444 evidence rows
AutoCensus keeps the resolution method visible rather than treating every
generation assignment as equally certain.
Generation detail is calculated from the same DVLA vehicle-age evidence rows used to resolve the generation population. It is not joined to the separate family-level variant snapshot.
The generation span is the defined cohort span. Forensic derivative or
powertrain evidence can override a simple date assignment around transition years.
“No trim recorded” and other missing values are retained rather than guessed.
JK · 2007–2017
Wrangler JK
Current surviving UK fleet at the
2025 census.
3,079surviving
2,623Licensed
456SORN
85.2%
Still licensed
3,038
Peak licensed · 2018
AGE
Manufacture year
3,079 vehicles
Manufacture year of vehicles still licensed or SORN at the latest census.
2007
250
176 L · 74 S
2008
192
146 L · 46 S
2009
332
248 L · 84 S
2010
170
140 L · 30 S
2011
128
114 L · 14 S
2012
176
145 L · 31 S
2013
264
211 L · 53 S
2014
349
315 L · 34 S
2015
513
470 L · 43 S
2016
287
261 L · 26 S
2017
264
247 L · 17 S
2018
146
142 L · 4 S
2019
8
8 L · 0 S
TRIM
Surviving trims
99.4% identified
Canonical trim parsed from the generation-linked DVLA model identity.
Sahara
1,295
1,067 L · 228 S
Overland
659
602 L · 57 S
Sport
308
230 L · 78 S
Rubicon
177
149 L · 28 S
Ultimate
100
85 L · 15 S
Black Edition II
82
73 L · 9 S
Sahara Sport
75
62 L · 13 S
X
75
71 L · 4 S
75th Anniversary
74
69 L · 5 S
Night Eagle
58
56 L · 2 S
Rubicon Recon
49
47 L · 2 S
JK Edition
48
47 L · 1 S
70th Anniversary
30
27 L · 3 S
Polar
28
26 L · 2 S
No trim recorded
20
12 L · 8 S
TR2
1
0 L · 1 S
TRANSMISSION
Gearbox
Automatic is taken from explicit DVLA model markers. Their absence follows
the existing AutoCensus manual interpretation.
Automatic
2,521
2,209 L · 312 S
Manual / no automatic marker
558
414 L · 144 S
POWERTRAIN
Engine / powertrain evidence
62.9% explicit
Only identities actually supported by the generation-linked model description
are shown. Missing evidence is left visible rather than inferred.
CRD
1,849
1,652 L · 197 S
Not recorded
1,143
891 L · 252 S
V6
87
80 L · 7 S
DRIVETRAIN
Recorded drivetrain
0.0% explicit
Drivetrain is only assigned where the underlying model identity records it.
Not recorded
3,079
2,623 L · 456 S
PROVENANCE
How this generation was determined
446 evidence rows
AutoCensus keeps the resolution method visible rather than treating every
generation assignment as equally certain.
Generation detail is calculated from the same DVLA vehicle-age evidence rows used to resolve the generation population. It is not joined to the separate family-level variant snapshot.
The generation span is the defined cohort span. Forensic derivative or
powertrain evidence can override a simple date assignment around transition years.
“No trim recorded” and other missing values are retained rather than guessed.
JL · 2018 onwards
Wrangler JL
Current surviving UK fleet at the
2025 census.
3,334surviving
3,119Licensed
215SORN
93.6%
Still licensed
3,119
Peak licensed · 2025
AGE
Manufacture year
3,334 vehicles
Manufacture year of vehicles still licensed or SORN at the latest census.
2018
216
202 L · 14 S
2019
608
566 L · 42 S
2020
685
643 L · 42 S
2021
626
572 L · 54 S
2022
361
334 L · 27 S
2023
208
198 L · 10 S
2024
347
330 L · 17 S
2025
283
274 L · 9 S
TRIM
Surviving trims
100.0% identified
Canonical trim parsed from the generation-linked DVLA model identity.
Rubicon
1,556
1,440 L · 116 S
Sahara
827
778 L · 49 S
Overland
676
640 L · 36 S
Night Eagle
168
162 L · 6 S
80th Anniversary
74
68 L · 6 S
Sport
33
31 L · 2 S
TRANSMISSION
Gearbox
Automatic is taken from explicit DVLA model markers. Their absence follows
the existing AutoCensus manual interpretation.
Automatic
3,315
3,102 L · 213 S
Manual / no automatic marker
19
17 L · 2 S
POWERTRAIN
Engine / powertrain evidence
12.9% explicit
Only identities actually supported by the generation-linked model description
are shown. Missing evidence is left visible rather than inferred.
Not recorded
2,905
2,732 L · 173 S
MultiJet
427
385 L · 42 S
V6
2
2 L · 0 S
DRIVETRAIN
Recorded drivetrain
0.0% explicit
Drivetrain is only assigned where the underlying model identity records it.
Not recorded
3,334
3,119 L · 215 S
PROVENANCE
How this generation was determined
161 evidence rows
AutoCensus keeps the resolution method visible rather than treating every
generation assignment as equally certain.
Generation detail is calculated from the same DVLA vehicle-age evidence rows used to resolve the generation population. It is not joined to the separate family-level variant snapshot.
The generation span is the defined cohort span. Forensic derivative or
powertrain evidence can override a simple date assignment around transition years.
“No trim recorded” and other missing values are retained rather than guessed.
Generation history
This model family can be separated into individual generations from the underlying DVLA evidence. Each generation is measured on the same census years and the figures reconcile back to the family total.
LATEST CENSUS2025
Generation
Generation span
Licensed
SORN
Peak licensed
Wrangler YJ
1987–1995
219
505
403
2014
Wrangler TJ
1996–2006
1,571
1,217
2,101
2014
Wrangler JK
2007–2017
2,623
456
3,038
2018
Wrangler JL
2018 onwards
3,119
215
3,119
2025
Generation not determinedSource evidence could not determine a generation
Not determined
1
3
2
2023
Licensed population by generation
Annual licensed population for each generation on the common family census axis.
SOURCE DVLA VEH0124 · RECONCILED TO VEH0220
Generation history is a separate population view. Fuel, transmission, drivetrain, configuration and trim filters below do not cross filter this section because the source datasets do not provide a defensible row level join.
Population history
Licensed and SORN vehicles at each census. The filters below apply to the family population, MOT and registration figures. They do not alter the generation history above.
LicensedSORNLatest census observationSOURCE DVLA VEH0120 / VEH0220
Inside the surviving fleet
AutoCensus parses every DVLA variant description, so the fleet can be read by fuel and specification rather than as one number.
Fuel · share of licensed fleet
First registrations by year
When surviving examples first joined the British fleet.
New registrations
Vehicles first registered each year. A fleet still being sold shows here; a finished one shows only imports.
MOT reliability
DVSA test results for this family, 2005 to 2025.
Pass rate by year
Failure reason
Failures
Share of all tests
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
818
2.3%
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
634
1.8%
A lamp missing, inoperative
485
1.4%
A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
444
1.3%
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
435
1.2%
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative
408
1.2%
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources
400
1.1%
A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative
369
1.1%
Counted across every recorded test, 2005 to 2025. Advisories are excluded.
Where the Wrangler remains
Based on MOT test locations, 2025. Test location is a proxy: a vehicle is counted where it was last tested, not where it is kept.
GENERATION SOURCEDVLA VEH0124 · reconciled to VEH0220
HISTORY SOURCEDVLA VEH0120 GB · to 2013
MOT SOURCEDVSA results · to 2025
FAMILY DEFINITIONJEEP WRANGLER
PROCESSED20 Sep 2026
Full methodology
Population history combines DVLA VEH0120 Q4 census observations through 2013 with the annual VEH0220 census from 2014 onward. Figures before 2014 cover Great Britain only. Historical VEH0120 is used only when its overlapping UK observations reconcile to the current canonical family definition. Vehicles are grouped into this family using the DVLA GenModel together with durable routing rules for known inconsistencies.
Generation histories are derived from preserved DVLA vehicle age and specification evidence. Every generation is projected onto the same annual census axis and reconciled back to the family population, with the latest population independently checked against VEH0220. Generation history is not cross filtered with fuel, transmission, drivetrain, configuration or trim because the source datasets do not provide a defensible row level join for those dimensions.
Variant figures are parsed from raw DVLA model descriptions and the original string is always retained. Configuration is only assigned where the model description explicitly identifies it; a blank configuration is not treated as a two door Wrangler. Blank transmission fields are shown as manual because DVLA records the field for automatic vehicles.
MOT figures count tests, not vehicles, and geographic figures count each vehicle at its most recent test location. The decline projection is a straight line fitted to the latest five years and is illustrative only.