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NORTON COMMANDO Ultra-rare
As of 2025 Q4, 3 NORTON COMMANDOs 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 NORTON COMMANDO is rarer than 87% of the 2,408 UK car models we track, putting it firmly in 2025's endangered class.
Survivors over time
How rare is it?
Genuinely rare — only 3 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 87% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
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About the COMMANDO
The Norton Commando is a British Norton-Villiers motorcycle with an OHV pre-unit parallel-twin engine, produced by the Norton Motorcycle company from 1967 until 1977. Initially having a nominal 750 cc displacement, actually 745 cc (45.5 cu in), in 1973 it became an 850 cc, actually 828 cc (50.5 cu in). It had a hemi-type head, similar to all OHV Norton engines since the early 1920s. During its ten years of production, the Commando was popular all over the world. In the United Kingdom it won the Motor Cycle News "Machine of the Year" award for five successive years from 1968 to 1972. Around 60,000...
NORTON COMMANDO — questions & answers
How many NORTON COMMANDO are left in the UK?
As of 2025 Q4, 3 NORTON COMMANDO 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.
Is the NORTON COMMANDO rare?
The NORTON COMMANDO is genuinely rare, with only 3 left, making it rarer than 87% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Is the NORTON COMMANDO increasing or decreasing?
Over the last year the number of NORTON COMMANDO on UK roads held steady.
What fuel do most NORTON COMMANDO use?
Most NORTON COMMANDO run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
When did the NORTON COMMANDO peak?
The NORTON COMMANDO peaked at 3 registered in 2021 Q2, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.