TOYOTA · TOYOTA SPRINTER · Cars
As of 2025 Q4, 32 TOYOTA SPRINTERs remain registered in the UK — one of the rarest cars in Britain on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 33 in 2025 Q3 — only 97% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 1 cars. Unusually, the numbers are actually rising — up 1 (3.2%) over the past year, as imports and barn-finds rejoin the register faster than cars leave it. In all, the TOYOTA SPRINTER is rarer than 70% of the 2,408 UK car models we track, putting it firmly in 2025's endangered class.
Genuinely rare — only 32 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 70% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
The Toyota Sprinter (Japanese: トヨタ・スプリンター, Toyota Supurintā) is a compact car manufactured by Toyota as a variant of the Corolla. Exclusively sold in the Japanese domestic market, the Sprinter was aimed to be sportier than its Corolla sibling and also using different sheet metal mostly on the C-pillar. The Sprinter was exclusive to Toyota Auto Store, while the Corolla is similarly unique to Toyota Corolla Store. In 1998 Toyota Auto Store was replaced by Netz Store. The Sprinter is notable for being used as the base vehicle for two joint projects between Toyota and General Motors in the United States...
As of 2025 Q4, 32 TOYOTA SPRINTER were still registered in the UK — 12 licensed and on the road, plus 20 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The TOYOTA SPRINTER is genuinely rare, with only 32 left, making it rarer than 70% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of TOYOTA SPRINTER on UK roads rose by 1 (3.2%).
Most TOYOTA SPRINTER run on petrol — about 97% of those still registered, with the rest split across hybrid.
The TOYOTA SPRINTER peaked at 33 registered in 2025 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.