LADA · LADA 1300 · Cars
As of 2025 Q4, 3 LADA 1300s remain 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 LADA 1300 is rarer than 87% of the 2,408 UK car models we track, putting it firmly in 2025's endangered class.
Genuinely rare — only 3 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 87% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
The Lada / VAZ-2105, 2104 and 2107, collectively marketed as Lada Riva for right-hand drive models (in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand), the Lada Nova in Germany, and by multiple other names and markets, are a series of compact sedans of the Zhiguli line-up (Fiat 124-based cars), built by Russian car manufacturer AvtoVAZ (formerly VAZ). Introduced in 1979 in the Soviet Union, and progressively introduced to Western European and global markets from the early 1980s, under the Lada brand, they were sold as saloons (2105 and 2107), and station wagon (2104) versions. Today they are generally...
As of 2025 Q4, 3 LADA 1300 were still registered in the UK — 2 licensed and on the road, plus 1 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The LADA 1300 is genuinely rare, with only 3 left, making it rarer than 87% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of LADA 1300 on UK roads held steady.
Most LADA 1300 run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
The LADA 1300 peaked at 3 registered in 2016 Q4, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.