SUBARU · SUBARU 282 · Cars
As of 2025 Q4, 7 SUBARU 282s remain registered in the UK — one of the rarest cars in Britain on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 9 in 2017 Q2 — only 78% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 2 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 0 a year (4.0% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2042 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer. In all, the SUBARU 282 is rarer than 81% of the 2,408 UK car models we track, putting it firmly in 2025's endangered class.
Genuinely rare — only 7 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 81% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Disappearing at about 0 a year (4.0% of survivors). At that pace roughly 6 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2042.
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As of 2025 Q4, 7 SUBARU 282 were still registered in the UK — 1 licensed and on the road, plus 6 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The SUBARU 282 is genuinely rare, with only 7 left, making it rarer than 81% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of SUBARU 282 on UK roads fell by 1 (12.5%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 6 would remain in 5 years.
Most SUBARU 282 run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
The SUBARU 282 peaked at 9 registered in 2017 Q2, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.