CPI · CPI CRAB · Cars
As of 2025 Q4, 1 CPI CRAB remains registered in the UK — one of the rarest cars in Britain on today's roads. Numbers are at their highest recorded level since the model first appeared in our data in 2014 Q3. Numbers have held broadly steady over recent years rather than falling away — often the mark of a model that owners deliberately preserve. In all, the CPI CRAB is rarer than 93% of the 2,408 UK car models we track, putting it firmly in 2025's endangered class.
Genuinely rare — only 1 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 93% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Note: Marks ending in U are for container owners; marks ending in X are not common carriers; marks ending in Z are for trailers without flanged wheels. All other marks are of common-carrier railroads.
As of 2025 Q4, 1 CPI CRAB were still registered in the UK — 0 licensed and on the road, plus 1 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The CPI CRAB is genuinely rare, with only 1 left, making it rarer than 93% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of CPI CRAB on UK roads held steady.
Most CPI CRAB run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
The CPI CRAB peaked at 1 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.