Statistics

We publish a range of statistics from the Motor Vehicle Traders Register.

Trader statistics

The table below shows the number of registered motor vehicles traders in each month.

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2020 3221 3208 3157 3096 3059 3094 3119 3121 3097 3092 3087 3076
2021 3072 3067 3057 3081 3103 3083 3060 3055 3043 3044 3058 3055
2022 3042 3027 3008 3010 3020 3020 3012 3004 2994 2985 2950 2940
2023 2912 2887 2875 2860 2865 2876 2880 2893 2890 2891 2921 2909
2024 2910 2923 2907 2892 2880 2852 2860 2870 2880 2872 2833 2810
2025 2789 2765 2841 2765 2662 2633 2631 2607 2591      

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A year in numbers (2024 to 2025)

Registration and complaints statistics for the 2024 to 2025 financial year

The figures below refer to 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

Number of registered traders

Number of licensing outcomes with icons

Number of non-compliance complaints with icons

Number of complaints with icons

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Number of registered traders

  • 2633 (at 30/06/2025)

Licensing outcomes

  • Registrations cancelled: 4
  • Bans confirmed: 3

Non-Compliance with Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal order 

  • Complaints received: 37
  • Complaints closed: 34
  • First breach recorded: 8
  • Second breach recorded: 3

Complaints

  • Complaints received: 175
  • Completed investigations: 87
  • Companies/individuals convicted of offences: 4

Statistics from previous years