937 on UK roads in 2025-52 vs 2024
On the road
937
937 licensed
Change vs 2024
-5.3%
-52 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Daimler V8 is an uncommon sight on UK roads, with 937 licensed in 2025 - down 5.3% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (100%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the Before 2000 era.
Licensed Daimler V8 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Daimler V8 on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Daimler V8 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 354 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
82.2%
354 MOT tests in 2025 · 315 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
78.8%
2023
79.2%
2024
78.6%
2025
82.2%
▲ 3.4 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Daimler V8 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 371 cars tracked across years
94.1%
low · <5k
4.9%
avg · 5-15k
1.1%
high · 15k+
Most cover 252-1,701 miles a year (median 768).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 80,990 → 82,154 → 77,521 → 78,447
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Daimler V8 passes first time 82.2% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 1,664 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 91.9% of low-mileage cars pass versus 80% past 120k.
Of 56 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Daimler V8, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
