25
Renault · on record 1994 to 2025
The Renault 25 was Renault's 1980s flagship hatchback, noted for a spacious cabin and distinctive dashboard and used for executive and official transport as well as private ownership. Buyers placed the 25 toward the more expensive end of the range, where cabin quality, refinement and status mattered as much as basic transport. The 25 often began life with private or company owners covering substantial mileage, while later survival depends increasingly on condition, value and access to specialist maintenance.
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Red List classification, from population, five year trajectory and survival against peak. Reviewed each census.
16
licensed vehicles
2025 census
2025 census
0.0% of the peak fleet remains licensed
216
declared SORN
total surviving
peak 46,246 in 1994 · −5 vehicles a year, five year trend
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.
Licensed
SORN
Latest census observation
At the average decline recorded over the latest five years, the licensed fleet would reach zero around 2027.
Illustrative projection only; vehicle populations rarely decline linearly. Late fleets typically flatten as surviving examples enter preservation.
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.
First registrations by year
When surviving examples first joined the British fleet.
Recent UK first registrations
This family is no longer sold new. These figures are imports and historic vehicles joining the British register for the first time.
MOT reliability
DVSA test results for this family, 2005 to 2025.
Pass rate by year
| Failure reason | Failures | Share of all tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 5 | 9.3% |
| A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 2 | 3.7% |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 2 | 3.7% |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 2 | 3.7% |
| The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired | 2 | 3.7% |
| Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen | 2 | 3.7% |
| Amalgamation of failures for all headlamp testers | 2 | 3.7% |
| A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn | 2 | 3.7% |
Counted across every recorded test, 2005 to 2025. Advisories are excluded.
Where the 25 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.
| Postcode area | Vehicles tested | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| L | 2 | 50% |
| CA | 1 | 100% |
How this record was calculated
LATEST CENSUS2025
POPULATION SOURCEDVLA VEH0220 annual
HISTORY SOURCEDVLA VEH0120 GB · to 2013
MOT SOURCEDVSA results · to 2025
FAMILY DEFINITIONRENAULT 25
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.
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.