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VOLKSWAGEN

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

4,185,088

In the UK

Licensed Cars

3,769,382

In the UK

SORN Cars

415,706

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 4,185,088 VOLKSWAGEN left registered in the UK - 3,769,382 licensed and 415,706 declared off the road (SORN).

The vast majority of the remaining VOLKSWAGEN fleet is actively licensed and on the road, with relatively few SORN'd. The total has risen by 2% over the past year.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN VOLKSWAGEN statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 3,769,382 licensed and 415,706 SORN.
Numbers recorded on the last day of each quarter. SORN from 2007 Q4.
Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland up to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

Quarter
Licensed
Q1
Licensed
Q2
Licensed
Q3
Licensed
Q4
SORN
Q1
SORN
Q2
SORN
Q3
SORN
Q4
2026
3.7M
3.8M
422.6K
415.7K
2025
3.7M
3.7M
3.7M
3.7M
394.1K
389.2K
395.3K
414.4K
2024
3.6M
3.6M
3.6M
3.6M
368.7K
366.6K
372.3K
386.4K
2023
3.5M
3.6M
3.6M
3.6M
339.1K
336.9K
344.9K
365.0K
2022
3.5M
3.5M
3.5M
3.5M
326.1K
319.3K
324.2K
340.2K
2021
3.5M
3.5M
3.5M
3.5M
325.7K
314.2K
314.2K
328.3K
2020
3.4M
3.4M
3.4M
3.4M
317.2K
310.4K
305.8K
323.0K
2019
3.4M
3.4M
3.4M
3.4M
268.2K
270.9K
277.7K
296.0K
2018
3.3M
3.3M
3.4M
3.4M
247.7K
244.2K
250.0K
268.4K
2017
3.2M
3.3M
3.3M
3.3M
219.5K
223.8K
231.5K
248.3K
2016
3.1M
3.2M
3.2M
3.2M
191.3K
188.6K
196.6K
216.4K
2015
3.0M
3.1M
3.1M
3.1M
150.9K
153.2K
162.0K
182.3K
2014
2.8M
2.9M
3.0M
3.0M
133.4K
123.2K
130.2K
148.3K
2013
2.7M
2.7M
2.8M
2.8M
121.4K
113.5K
110.6K
137.1K
2012
2.6M
2.6M
2.7M
2.7M
119.3K
110.1K
107.4K
119.7K
2011
2.5M
2.5M
2.6M
2.6M
114.1K
109.3K
108.3K
120.5K
2010
2.4M
2.5M
2.5M
2.5M
105.4K
100.3K
101.1K
112.2K
2009
2.4M
2.4M
2.4M
2.4M
106.2K
99.1K
96.8K
104.7K
2008
2.3M
2.4M
95.4K
105.5K
2007
2.3M
99.8K
2006
2.2M
0​
2005
2.1M
0​
2004
2.0M
0​
2003
1.9M
0​
2002
1.8M
0​
2001
1.7M
0​
2000
1.6M
0​
1999
1.5M
0​
1998
1.4M
0​
1997
1.3M
0​
1996
1.3M
0​
1995
1.2M
0​
1994
1.2M
0​
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Vehicles remaining by year of manufacture

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland
Year
Licensed
SORN
Total
121
67
70
56
42
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Annual number of new registrations

Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.
Year
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
121
67
70
56
42
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Vehicle counts by engine capacity and tax status

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

Engine Size
Licensed
Petrol
Licensed
Diesel
Licensed
Other
SORN
Petrol
SORN
Diesel
SORN
Other
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How rare is your [model]?

In the UK, only [123,456] have ever been registered. There are <1% remaining on the road

TCV Rarity Score

123,456,789

Exceptionally Rare

Registered Cars

123,456,789

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

123,456,789

12 on the road today

How Many Remain? (All models)

See how the breakdown of how many models remain for this make.

Model

Licensed

SORN

Total

VOLKSWAGEN

3,769,382

415,706

4,185,088

952,940

135,915

1,088,855

685,309

52,923

738,232

362,637

31,079

393,716

358,836

5,512

364,348

171,815

44,111

215,926

164,466

17,060

181,526

175,359

876

176,235

131,632

1,730

133,362

96,417

10,118

106,535

61,884

7,831

69,715

42,612

17,531

60,143

58,579

204

58,783

34,797

21,834

56,631

55,454

285

55,739

43,711

5,043

48,754

41,846

5,012

46,858

40,864

301

41,165

28,272

5,526

33,798

31,459

99

31,558

29,690

1,544

31,234

20,855

148

21,003

16,622

3,882

20,504

13,113

4,222

17,335

16,074

234

16,308

13,725

1,018

14,743

12,975

63

13,038

4,958

7,909

12,867

12,578

69

12,647

11,217

1,365

12,582

11,832

243

12,075

9,296

2,096

11,392

9,871

1,198

11,069

3,826

6,631

10,457

3,868

6,154

10,022

8,374

58

8,432

4,059

4,183

8,242

4,779

2,644

7,423

4,516

2,349

6,865

3,459

1,870

5,329

962

3,052

4,014

799

818

1,617

504

496

1,000

VOLKSWAGENs For Sale

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Manor Park

1988 Volkswagen Golf GTi 16v

Est: £8,000 - £9,000

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PistonHeads

2003 Volkswagen Golf R32 Mk4

Current Bid: £5,500

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2006 Volkswagen Beetle Convert...

Est: £500 - £1,500

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1978 Volkswagen Beetle Last Ed...

Est: £5,000 - £7,000

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WB & Sons

1984 Volkswagen Transporter

Awaiting Estimate

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WB & Sons

1989 Volkswagen Transporter

Est: £3,000 - £4,000

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Manor Park

1972 Volkswagen Beetle 1300

Est: £5,000 - £6,000

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WB & Sons

1991 Volkswagen Golf GTI 1.8T

Est: £3,000 - £4,000

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WB & Sons

1988 Volkswagen Caravelle

Est: £3,000 - £4,000

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Manor Park

2007 Volkswagen Golf R32

Est: £6,000 - £8,000

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WB & Sons

1971 Volkswagen Beetle

Est: £3,500 - £4,500

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The Data

FAQs about the data, its constraints and uses

Data source

All data on this site is derived from the vehicle licensing statistics published by the Department for Transport and the DVLA in the UK.

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This data is UK specific.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Which cars are in the database

The data covers every car that is licensed (i.e. taxed and used on the road) or SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification, i.e. the vehicle is registered but cannot be driven on a public road). 

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Vehicle make and model are recorded as per their V5. V5's don't always have the exact correct model listed (as DVLA don't have it as an option provided by the manufacturer initially) - in this case the model will be set to "Missing" and is unidentifable from the data.

How should this data be used

Given the previous, take all the data with a pinch of salt.

 

It won't be 100% accurate but will be a very good indicator of how many vehicles are left on the road for each make and model.

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It's to be used for fun, not financial decision making.

How often is the data updated

DVLA update the data and publish the new data tables every quarter. We update this data once recevied.

I have a question

If you have any questions about the data, spotted an error or want to know more, please contact us at hello@theclassicvaluer.com

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