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VOLKSWAGEN 1000 SWB

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

105

In the UK

Licensed Cars

69

In the UK

SORN Cars

36

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 105 VOLKSWAGEN 1000 SWB left registered in the UK - 69 licensed and 36 declared off the road (SORN).

A meaningful share of the remaining VOLKSWAGEN 1000 SWB fleet is SORN'd, though most surviving examples are still actively licensed and driven. The total has fallen by 5% over the past year.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN VOLKSWAGEN 1000 SWB statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 69 licensed and 36 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
69
69
39
36
2025
78
73
76
70
36
38
34
41
2024
84
80
81
78
32
34
34
37
2023
88
85
85
87
31
30
31
33
2022
93
94
93
91
24
28
26
29
2021
91
95
96
92
31
27
23
24
2020
97
97
101
95
29
25
24
31
2019
104
105
101
100
21
21
25
26
2018
108
109
111
108
14
15
16
18
2017
112
114
113
105
14
13
12
16
2016
112
115
111
110
17
16
16
15
2015
117
119
114
114
11
12
13
13
2014
120
122
120
112
10
8
10
15
2013
116
120
116
114
15
10
11
14
2012
117
125
123
118
14
7
7
14
2011
118
126
124
119
14
10
8
16
2010
122
129
129
120
12
9
10
16
2009
132
134
133
128
9
7
8
11
2008
138
135
8
4
2007
139
5
2006
140
0​
2005
149
0​
2004
151
0​
2003
152
0​
2002
159
0​
2001
159
0​
2000
149
0​
1999
131
0​
1998
95
0​
1997
62
0​
1996
30
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 VOLKSWAGEN 1000 SWB?

In the UK, only 159 have ever been registered. There are 43% remaining on the road.

TCV Rarity Score

4.6 / 10

Common

Registered Cars

159

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

43%

69 on the road today

How Many Remain? (All models)

See how the breakdown of how many models remain for [this make] [sub-model of this model]

Model

Licensed

SORN

Total

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VOLKSWAGENs For Sale

View the examples for sale on the market today

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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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Evoke Classics

1976 Volkswagen T2 Bay Window ...

Current Bid: £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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Mathewsons

1988 VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO GT

Est: £2,000 - £2,500

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WB & Sons

1971 Volkswagen Beetle

Est: £3,500 - £4,500

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Spicers Auctioneers

1988 VW Scirocco GT, 1595cc. R...

Est: £2,000 - £2,500

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Mathewsons

1984 VW NOVA SPORTS

Est: £12,000 - £15,000

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WB & Sons

2006 Volkswagen Beetle Convert...

Est: £500 - £1,500

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The Market

1977 VW Type 2 Westfalia Campe...

Current Bid: £3,750

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Mathewsons

2003 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI

Est: £2,000 - £2,500

See More

Learn more about VOLKSWAGEN 1000 SWB, browse the price guides and current listings

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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