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.

Monthly registered motor vehicles traders by year (2020–2026)
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2020 3,221 3,208 3,157 3,096 3,059 3,094 3,119 3,121 3,097 3,092 3,087 3,076
2021 3,072 3,067 3,057 3,081 3,103 3,083 3,060 3,055 3,043 3,044 3,058 3,055
2022 3,042 3,027 3,008 3,010 3,020 3,020 3,012 3,004 2,994 2,985 2,950 2,940
2023 2,912 2,887 2,875 2,860 2,865 2,876 2,880 2,893 2,890 2,891 2,921 2,909
2024 2,910 2,923 2,907 2,892 2,880 2,852 2,860 2,870 2,880 2,872 2,833 2,810
2025 2,789 2,765 2,841 2,765 2,662 2,633 2,631 2,607 2,591 2,603 2,595 2,599
2026 2,597 2,603                    

Monthly motor vehicle traders statistics by year – 2004 to 2026 [XLSX, 18 KB]

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 motor vehicle traders

Licensing outcomes for the 2024 to 2025.

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