DATSUN · DATSUN 120 · Cars
Rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (140 in the latest data).
Rarer than 55% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Datsun (UK: , US: ) was a Japanese automobile manufacturer brand owned by Nissan. Datsun's original production run began in 1931. From 1958 to 1986, only vehicles exported by Nissan were identified as Datsun. Nissan phased out the Datsun brand in March 1986, but relaunched it in June 2013 as the brand for low-cost vehicles manufactured for emerging markets. Nissan considered phasing out the Datsun brand for a second time in 2019 and 2020, eventually discontinuing the struggling brand in April 2022. In 1931, DAT Motorcar Co. chose to name its new small car "Datson", a name which indicated the new...
As of 2025 Q4, 140 DATSUN 120 were still registered in the UK — 55 licensed and on the road, plus 85 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The DATSUN 120 is rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (140), making it rarer than 55% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of DATSUN 120 on UK roads rose by 1 (0.7%).
Most DATSUN 120 run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
The DATSUN 120 peaked at 142 registered in 2025 Q1, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.