November 2025 registrations

Registrations — Almost the final countdown

Set against November’s diversionary background of what to all intents and purposes was a very successful MCL25 show at the NEC, the trade could be forgiven for not actually shifting much in the way of accessible stock gathering dust from their showrooms during the month.

That distraction could be held largely responsible for the 24.3% slump in year-on-year registrations to just 5244 units in November, as footfall went elsewhere. Motorcycles and over-500cc scooters declined by 25.6% to 4924 units, total mopeds actually rose by 4.6% to 296 units and total trikes were 14.3% down to a mere 24.

Overall, petrolhead products were 24.5% lower on 5028 units. And apart from the 0-50cc slot, which added 2.6% to 238 units and was fronted by slightly more than a dozen Peugeot Speedfight 50 models, every other ICE capacity class was on a loosing streak. The 51-125cc mobility/delivery sector plunged by 32.2% to 1927 units, more than 900 bikes adrift from its achievement 12 months earlier. Honda helped out by dropping 192 “best-selling” Vision NSC 110 WH scooters into somebody’s convenient corporate lap. Up a step into budget 126-500cc territory, which shrank by 11% to 1062 units, the stand-out was a 79-strong fleet of Mahindra’s latest let’s-pretend “BSA Bantam” offering.

501-750cc machines were 3.9% down to 572 units, led by 48 samples of surplus Honda NC 750 X kit. And then the 751-1000cc slot dived by 28.4% to a tidy 700 units, with 53 Chinese Voge DS 800 X invaders topping that pile as “best sellers”. Finally, the premium 1000cc-plus range retreated by 35.4% to 529 units, 75 of which were BMW R1300 GS cash cows.

The best-selling brands chart was, apart from Honda’s inevitable clutch at the top step, an embarrassingly thin exercise. The Honda headcount stood at 1021, 296 units down on its tally last November. Yamaha in second spot fell by 335 units to 483. Triumph boasted a two-unit increase to 354. BMW declined by 102 units to 352. Lexmoto was virtually star of the show, climbing from 242 to 288. KTM, still struggling to re-assert itself, slumped from 314 to 229. Kawasaki registered 33 fewer bikes, on 201. Voge, which hadn’t become an interloper last year, managed to sneak in 185 registrations. Royal Enfield fell by 242 units to 150. And finally, Keeway registered 123 bikes, a 97-unit retreat.

For the eleven months of 2025 to date, total registrations are now 15.3% down at 89,046. December data for the final month of last year was corrupted by an influx of pre-registrations.     

Little in the way of support for the motorcycle sector

The market in November showed some improvement compared to earlier in 2025, despite an autumn budget that failed to deliver any meaningful support for our sector,” commented Symon Cook, head of the National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA), in response to the latest figures released by the Motor Cycle Industry Association.

“Motorcycle registrations for November fell by 25.6%, with 4924 new motorcycles registered, compared to 6615 in the same month last year. Year-to-date, motorcycle registrations now stand at 84,649 units, a 15.2% decline from November 2024. Total registrations declined by 24.3% in the month, with the year-to-date market down by 15.3%.”

Cook added: “While the market is showing signs of stabilisation, more could be done to help the industry adapt to low and zero-emission vehicles. Motorcycles, with their lower emissions, easier parking, and ability to reduce congestion, are a practical option for many road users. With the right engagement from government, there is still an opportunity to rebuild confidence across the sector.”