diff --git a/libraries/AP_Vehicle/AP_Vehicle.cpp b/libraries/AP_Vehicle/AP_Vehicle.cpp
index 83a0e80fc7..fbb0356dea 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Vehicle/AP_Vehicle.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Vehicle/AP_Vehicle.cpp
@@ -251,6 +251,13 @@ const AP_Param::GroupInfo AP_Vehicle::var_info[] = {
     // @Path: ../Filter/AP_Filter.cpp
     AP_SUBGROUPINFO(filters, "FILT", 26, AP_Vehicle, AP_Filters),
 #endif
+
+#if AP_STATS_ENABLED
+    // @Group: STAT
+    // @Path: ../AP_Stats/AP_Stats.cpp
+    AP_SUBGROUPINFO(stats, "STAT", 27, AP_Vehicle, AP_Stats),
+#endif
+
     AP_GROUPEND
 };
 
@@ -346,6 +353,11 @@ void AP_Vehicle::setup()
     generator.init();
 #endif
 
+#if AP_STATS_ENABLED
+    // initialise stats module
+    stats.init();
+#endif
+
     // init_ardupilot is where the vehicle does most of its initialisation.
     init_ardupilot();
 
@@ -573,6 +585,9 @@ const AP_Scheduler::Task AP_Vehicle::scheduler_tasks[] = {
 #endif
 #if AP_FILTER_ENABLED
     SCHED_TASK_CLASS(AP_Filters,   &vehicle.filters,        update,                   1, 100, 252),
+#endif
+#if AP_STATS_ENABLED
+    SCHED_TASK_CLASS(AP_Stats,             &vehicle.stats,            update,           1, 100, 252),
 #endif
     SCHED_TASK(update_arming,          1,     50, 253),
 };
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Vehicle/AP_Vehicle.h b/libraries/AP_Vehicle/AP_Vehicle.h
index a109b31253..32e0f3150c 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Vehicle/AP_Vehicle.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_Vehicle/AP_Vehicle.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #include <Filter/LowPassFilter.h>
 #include <AP_KDECAN/AP_KDECAN.h>
 #include <Filter/AP_Filter.h>
+#include <AP_Stats/AP_Stats.h>              // statistics library
 
 class AP_DDS_Client;
 
@@ -388,6 +389,11 @@ protected:
     AP_Airspeed airspeed;
 #endif
 
+#if AP_STATS_ENABLED
+    // vehicle statistics
+    AP_Stats stats;
+#endif
+
 #if AP_AIS_ENABLED
     // Automatic Identification System - for tracking sea-going vehicles
     AP_AIS ais;