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VOLKSWAGEN 181

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

57

In the UK

Licensed Cars

36

In the UK

SORN Cars

21

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 57 VOLKSWAGEN 181 left registered in the UK - 36 licensed and 21 declared off the road (SORN).

A meaningful share of the remaining VOLKSWAGEN 181 fleet is SORN'd, though most surviving examples are still actively licensed and driven. The total has risen by 6% over the past year.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN VOLKSWAGEN 181 statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 36 licensed and 21 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
32
36
23
21
2025
35
34
35
34
19
20
20
21
2024
37
36
36
37
15
16
16
18
2023
35
36
35
34
15
15
15
15
2022
31
33
34
35
16
16
16
15
2021
34
36
35
30
14
12
12
16
2020
29
27
30
34
16
16
15
13
2019
23
26
32
31
15
15
13
14
2018
18
18
19
22
19
20
18
16
2017
20
20
20
18
15
15
16
18
2016
14
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
2015
16
13
14
14
14
19
18
17
2014
17
19
18
17
14
13
14
14
2013
18
19
18
17
12
13
12
16
2012
15
20
21
17
14
10
9
13
2011
16
17
20
16
11
13
11
14
2010
19
18
18
17
10
12
10
11
2009
19
19
23
20
11
11
10
12
2008
25
21
9
9
2007
19
11
2006
14
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2005
14
0​
2004
17
0​
2003
18
0​
2002
14
0​
2001
20
0​
2000
22
0​
1999
22
0​
1998
18
0​
1997
17
0​
1996
17
0​
1995
11
0​
1994
11
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 181?

In the UK, only 57 have ever been registered. There are 63% remaining on the road.

TCV Rarity Score

2.7 / 10

Common

Registered Cars

57

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

63%

36 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 181, 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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