Cars on UK roads
How many BYD Sealion 7 cars are on UK roads?
15,067 BYD Sealion 7 cars were licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, with another 72 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT and DVLA licensing statistics. That is up 1166.1% on a year earlier and 16.0% of all licensed BYD cars, making it number 3 of the 4 BYD models listed here and number 284 of 408 models nationally.
Data to 2026-06-30 · Page updated 2026-09-28 · Publisher: 73 Auto
- Licensed in GB
- 15,067
- end of June 2026, DfT VEH0120
- Change in a year
- +1166.1%
- all cars: +1.5%
- Typical year of first use
- —
- median, UK, 31 Dec 2025 (all cars: 2016)
What the numbers say about the BYD Sealion 7
The number of BYD Sealion 7s on the road is up 1166.1% on a year earlier, ahead of the +1.5% for all cars and ahead of BYD as a whole (+228.9%). That is the highest quarter-end figure in the series, which starts in June 2016.
14,375 BYD Sealion 7s were first registered in the UK from July 2025 to June 2026, 63% of them battery electric.
66% of licensed BYD Sealion 7s are battery electric, against 6% of all cars. Electric and plug-in hybrid versions make up 100.0% (all cars: 8.8%).
BYD Sealion 7s licensed, year by year
Official data: cars licensed (taxed, or exempt and on the road) in Great Britain at the end of each June. The peak in this series was 15,067 at the end of June 2026, the latest quarter, so numbers are still at their highest.
| Quarter end | Licensed | Change on a year earlier |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 15,067 | +1166.1% |
| June 2025 | 1,190 | — |
| June 2024 | 0 | — |
| June 2023 | 0 | — |
| June 2022 | 0 | — |
| June 2021 | 0 | — |
| June 2020 | 0 | — |
| June 2019 | 0 | — |
| June 2018 | 0 | — |
| June 2017 | 0 | — |
| June 2016 | 0 | — |
BYD Sealion 7s by fuel type
| Fuel (DfT category) | Licensed | Share | All cars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery electric | 9,949 | 66.0% | 5.9% |
| Plug-in hybrid electric (petrol) | 5,118 | 34.0% | 2.9% |
Other BYD models on UK roads
| Model | Licensed | Share of BYD | Change in a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYD Seal | 50,926 | 54.0% | +229.4% |
| BYD Dolphin | 15,233 | 16.2% | +181.1% |
| BYD Atto 3 | 13,039 | 13.8% | +97.9% |
Limitations
Licensed means taxed or tax-exempt and allowed on the road at the quarter end; SORN cars are registered but declared off the road. DfT groups cars by its own “generic model” (BYD SEALION), which 73 Auto maps to the BYD Sealion 7 as named in our list-price catalogue; body styles and derivatives sold under that name are included. The Great Britain quarterly figures and the UK annual age table are separate official tables, so their totals differ slightly.
Check a specific BYD Sealion 7 before you buy
Enter the registration to see that BYD Sealion 7's own MOT history, tax status and what it will cost to run. Your first check is free and shows the vehicle summary and its headline ownership cost. The category-by-category breakdown is part of a paid check.
UK number plate or 17-character VIN
Where these figures come from
- Vehicle licensing statistics data files: VEH0120 (GB), VEH0124 and VEH0160 (UK) — Department for Transport and DVLA. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Shares, changes, rankings and the still-licensed indication (73 Auto analysis of the DfT files) — 73 Auto. Derived figures.
Figures labelled as 73 Auto estimates are our own analysis of these sources, set out in the methodology and data sources. To report a factual error, see corrections.