Cars on UK roads
How many Kia EV3 cars are on UK roads?
17,854 Kia EV3 cars were licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, with another 60 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT and DVLA licensing statistics. That is up 147.4% on a year earlier and 1.4% of all licensed Kia cars, making it number 11 of the 14 Kia models listed here and number 254 of 408 models nationally.
Data to 2026-06-30 · Page updated 2026-09-28 · Publisher: 73 Auto
- Licensed in GB
- 17,854
- end of June 2026, DfT VEH0120
- Change in a year
- +147.4%
- all cars: +1.5%
- Typical year of first use
- —
- median, UK, 31 Dec 2025 (all cars: 2016)
What the numbers say about the Kia EV3
The number of Kia EV3s on the road is up 147.4% on a year earlier, ahead of the +1.5% for all cars and ahead of Kia as a whole (+6.1%). That is the highest quarter-end figure in the series, which starts in June 2016.
11,010 Kia EV3s were first registered in the UK from July 2025 to June 2026, 100% of them battery electric.
100% of licensed Kia EV3s are battery electric, against 6% of all cars. Electric and plug-in hybrid versions make up 100.0% (all cars: 8.8%).
Kia EV3s 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 17,854 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 | 17,854 | +147.4% |
| June 2025 | 7,217 | — |
| 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 | — |
Kia EV3s by fuel type
| Fuel (DfT category) | Licensed | Share | All cars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery electric | 17,854 | 100.0% | 5.9% |
Other Kia models on UK roads
| Model | Licensed | Share of Kia | Change in a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kia Sportage | 423,429 | 32.6% | +10.3% |
| Kia Picanto | 219,477 | 16.9% | +2.8% |
| Kia Ceed | 179,539 | 13.8% | −2.3% |
| Kia Niro | 135,296 | 10.4% | +7.8% |
| Kia Rio | 93,670 | 7.2% | −4.3% |
| Kia Stonic | 57,284 | 4.4% | +15.3% |
| Kia Venga | 43,623 | 3.4% | −2.5% |
| Kia Sorento | 38,926 | 3.0% | −1.6% |
| Kia Soul | 23,210 | 1.8% | −3.6% |
| Kia EV6 | 19,497 | 1.5% | +8.2% |
| Kia Carens | 11,846 | 0.9% | −7.8% |
| Kia Optima | 9,761 | 0.8% | −3.7% |
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” (KIA EV3), which 73 Auto maps to the Kia EV3; 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 Kia EV3 before you buy
Enter the registration to see that Kia EV3'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.