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Riley

Riley is a historic British marque associated with sporting saloons, roadsters and technically ambitious cars from the first half of the 20th century. After becoming part of the Nuffield and later BMC organisations, the name was applied to upmarket versions of shared saloon designs before disappearing. Every surviving Riley is therefore an historic vehicle rather than an ageing modern car, and the register reflects preservation, restoration and long term enthusiast ownership.

CRITICAL 1 family

ENDANGERED 3 families

VULNERABLE 2 families

DECLINING 1 family

GROWING 2 families

4,355 licensed vehicles

1,397

declared SORN

model families

-39 vehicles a year, five year trend · growing fastest Elf · fading fastest 1.5

Model families

9 FAMILIES · SORT: LICENSED ↓

Family	Status	Licensed	Peak	Of peak	Year change
1.5	DECLINING	823	1,054 · 1996	78.1%	-12
Elf	GROWING	445	738 · 1997	60.3%	+5
2.5	VULNERABLE	274	317 · 1996	86.4%	-1
Kestrel	VULNERABLE	122	186 · 1994	65.6%	-1
4/72	ENDANGERED	74	140 · 1996	52.9%	-1
Lynx	GROWING	73	73 · 2024	100.0%	+1
Pathfinder	ENDANGERED	51	70 · 1996	72.9%	-2
2.6	ENDANGERED	26	35 · 2002	74.3%	0
4/68	CRITICAL	23	31 · 1997	74.2%	-1

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

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