HOW RARE IS MY METROCAB?

METROCAB STATS

HOW MANY METROCAB ARE LEFT?

These stats won't show how many METROCAB were made or sold but they do show how many METROCAB are left on the road.

There are 33,681,616 cars & other vehicles with valid MOTs.

There are 44 METROCAB left in the UK with an MOT. 0.0001% of all UK vehicles are METROCAB. Vehicle data is updated in near real-time as they pass & fail MOT tests.

TOP 3 MOST POPULAR METROCAB MODELS

MODEL HOW MANY?
METROCAB19 (43.2%)
AUTO5 (11.4%)
METROBUS5 (11.4%)

Tap the Models tab above to view all METROCAB models.

TOP 3 MOST POPULAR METROCAB COLOURS

COLOUR TOTAL
Yellow9 (20.5%)
Black8 (18.2%)
Blue6 (13.6%)

Tap the Colours tab above to view all METROCAB colours.

HOW RELIABLE ARE METROCAB?

This chart shows how many METROCAB are left from each year (green) along with their average mileage (black).

TOP 10 MOST COMMON METROCAB MODELS

MODEL HOW MANY?
METROCAB19 (43.2%)
AUTO5 (11.4%)
METROBUS5 (11.4%)
UNKNOWN5 (11.4%)
METRO2 (4.5%)
OPTARE2 (4.5%)
TAXI1 (2.3%)
PLAY1 (2.3%)
OPTRE1 (2.3%)
MARK1 (2.3%)

LIST OF METROCAB MODELS

The METROCAB models are as they are on the V5C Car Logbook; there are typos & mistakes. Select a model to view more stats.

MODEL HOW MANY? AVG AGE AVG MILEAGE
AUTO5 (11.4%)26 yrs242,657 mi
BUS1 (2.3%)42 yrs538,893 mi
DOUBLE1 (2.3%)41 yrs242,643 mi
MARK1 (2.3%)39 yrs28,507 mi
METRO2 (4.5%)38 yrs171,742 mi
METROBUS5 (11.4%)39 yrs170,878 mi
METROCAB19 (43.2%)24 yrs373,291 mi
OPTARE2 (4.5%)17 yrs60,372 mi
OPTRE1 (2.3%)18 yrs56,075 mi
PLAY1 (2.3%)38 yrs137,333 mi
TAXI1 (2.3%)29 yrs364,374 mi
UNKNOWN5 (11.4%)40 yrs215,004 mi

MOST COMMON METROCAB COLOURS

Colour Total
Yellow9 (20.5%)
Black8 (18.2%)
Blue6 (13.6%)
Silver5 (11.4%)
Red4 (9.1%)
Grey3 (6.8%)
Multi-colour3 (6.8%)
White2 (4.5%)
Orange1 (2.3%)
Purple1 (2.3%)
Cream1 (2.3%)
Green1 (2.3%)

MOST COMMON METROCAB ENGINES

Engine Total
2446cc Diesel16 (36.4%)
10450cc Diesel8 (18.2%)
2496cc Diesel7 (15.9%)
1045cc Diesel7 (15.9%)
2998cc Diesel2 (4.5%)
5900cc Diesel1 (2.3%)
2800cc Diesel1 (2.3%)
2500cc Diesel1 (2.3%)
2498cc Diesel1 (2.3%)

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