Lancia · 1972–1984
Lancia Beta
The Lancia Beta (Type 828), stylised Lancia β, was an entry-level luxury car produced by Italian car manufacturer Lancia from 1972 to 1984. It was the first new model introduced by Lancia after it had been taken over by Fiat in 1969. The Beta was made in several body styles, namely 4-door fastback saloon (Beta berlina), 4-door three-box, notchback saloon (Beta Trevi), 2-door coupé (Beta Coupé), 2-door targa (Beta Spider), 3-door estate (Beta HPE); a mid-engined sports car was also sold under the Beta name, the Lancia Beta Montecarlo.
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UK vehicles on the road
220 licensed and 273 SORN (493 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 386 |
| 2015 | 390 |
| 2016 | 400 |
| 2017 | 420 |
| 2018 | 420 |
| 2019 | 436 |
| 2020 | 451 |
| 2021 | 458 |
| 2022 | 470 |
| 2023 | 472 |
| 2024 | 475 |
| 2025 | 493 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q777710CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancia_BetaCC BY-SA 4.0 · Intro text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1371379495 · retrieved 2026-10-03
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.