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LANCIA THEMA Rare

As of 2025 Q4, 191 LANCIA THEMAs remain registered in the UK — a genuinely rare sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 199 in 2020 Q3 — only 96% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 8 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 2 a year (1.1% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2088 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer. Tellingly, 92% are declared SORN — kept off the road in garages and barns rather than driven, the signature of a car being looked after rather than used up. In all, the LANCIA THEMA is rarer than 52% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.

LANCIA THEMA car — UK survivor photo
Photo: Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands / CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Surviving in the UK · 2025 Q4
191
16 licensed175 SORN
▲ 2 (+1.1%) yr/yr
Peak: 199 in 2020 Q3 · first seen 2014 Q3

Survivors over time

0 50 100 149 199 2014 Q32020 Q22025 Q4

How rare is it?

Rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (191 in the latest data).

Rarer than 52% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.

Fuel breakdown

Of the 191 on the road today
Petrol 99%Diesel 1%

📉 Rate of decline

Disappearing at about 2 a year (1.1% of survivors). At that pace roughly 181 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2088.

A constant-rate projection from the last 3 years. The last survivors tend to linger far longer than this — cherished cars don't vanish on a fixed date.
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About the THEMA

The Lancia Thema (Type 834) is an executive car produced by the Italian automaker Lancia between 1984 and 1994, and one of four cars to share the Type Four platform alongside the Alfa Romeo 164, Fiat Croma and Saab 9000. The Thema was first shown at the Turin Motor Show in 1984. The Thema was available as a saloon and as a station wagon designed and produced by Pininfarina. In February 2011, it was reported that the second generation of the Chrysler 300C, due for launch later that year, would be marketed as Lancia Thema in all European markets, except the UK and Ireland, which would retain the...

Source: Wikipedia, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.

LANCIA THEMA — questions & answers

How many LANCIA THEMA are left in the UK?

As of 2025 Q4, 191 LANCIA THEMA were still registered in the UK — 16 licensed and on the road, plus 175 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.

Is the LANCIA THEMA rare?

The LANCIA THEMA is rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (191), making it rarer than 52% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.

Is the LANCIA THEMA increasing or decreasing?

Over the last year the number of LANCIA THEMA on UK roads rose by 2 (1.1%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 181 would remain in 5 years.

What fuel do most LANCIA THEMA use?

Most LANCIA THEMA run on petrol — about 99% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel.

When did the LANCIA THEMA peak?

The LANCIA THEMA peaked at 199 registered in 2020 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.

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