420 on UK roads in 2025-11 vs 2024
On the road
420
420 licensed
Change vs 2024
-2.6%
-11 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Vanden Plas PRINCESS is a rare sight on UK roads, with 420 licensed in 2025 - down 2.6% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (99%), with most in the 1.0-1.6L class. Most date from the Before 2000 era.
Licensed Vanden Plas PRINCESS cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Vanden Plas PRINCESS 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 Vanden Plas Princess holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 17 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
86.7%
17 MOT tests in 2025 · 15 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
80%
2023
86.7%
2024
93.8%
2025
86.7%
▲ 6.7 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
Too new for an age breakdown - most haven't reached MOT age (3 years) yet, so there isn't enough history to chart.
How a Vanden Plas Princess is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 16 cars tracked across years
93.8%
low · <5k
6.3%
avg · 5-15k
0%
high · 15k+
Most cover 61-846 miles a year (median 137).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 52,414 → 45,012 → 48,086 → 48,033
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Vanden Plas Princess passes first time 86.7% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 783 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 75% of low-mileage cars pass versus 100% past 120k.
Of 2 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 Vanden Plas PRINCESS, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
