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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 16V ARE LEFT?

There are 53 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 16V left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 343 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 16V that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 16V was highest during 2000 Q4 (4,839). The number taxed topped out in 2000 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2017 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 4,443 (92%) VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 16V have been scrapped or exported.

During 2017 Q4 the number of VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 16V that were off the road (SORN) exceeded the number that were licensed for the first time. This could indicate the owners are reluctant to sell or scrap their car as they view them as a potential future classic.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 16V has fallen by 800. Licensed models have fallen by 804 and the SORNed total has increased by 4.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 121 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 16V models. Taxed models have declined by 94 and the SORNed total has fallen by 27.

87% of the remaining 396 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 16V in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 16V ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1996 Q41001010
1997 Q42,14802,1482,138
1998 Q43,36203,3621,214
1999 Q44,75404,7541,392
2000 Q44,83904,83985
2001 Q44,82804,828-11
2002 Q44,82704,827-1
2003 Q44,80104,801-26
2004 Q44,77704,777-24
2005 Q44,67204,672-105
2006 Q44,53504,535-137
2007 Q44,2971654,462-73
2008 Q34,0692124,281-181
2008 Q43,9982224,220-61
2009 Q13,9162184,134-86
2009 Q23,8002384,038-96
2009 Q33,6512443,895-143
2009 Q43,5172603,777-118
2010 Q13,3742563,630-147
2010 Q23,2732513,524-106
2010 Q33,1592813,440-84
2010 Q43,0273033,330-110
2011 Q12,8793323,211-119
2011 Q22,7363443,080-131
2011 Q32,6273362,963-117
2011 Q42,5093192,828-135
2012 Q12,3473162,663-165
2012 Q22,2252822,507-156
2012 Q32,0892922,381-126
2012 Q41,9252952,220-161
2013 Q11,8052912,096-124
2013 Q21,7192711,990-106
2013 Q31,5632681,831-159
2013 Q41,4582831,741-90
2014 Q11,3333011,634-107
2014 Q21,2422851,527-107
2014 Q31,1362851,421-106
2014 Q41,0193001,319-102
2015 Q19303161,246-73
2015 Q28573391,196-50
2015 Q37853441,129-67
2015 Q47263581,084-45
2016 Q16773751,052-32
2016 Q2618376994-58
2016 Q3558380938-56
2016 Q4526375901-37
2017 Q1469387856-45
2017 Q2429376805-51
2017 Q3397369766-39
2017 Q4360379739-27
2018 Q1327370697-42
2018 Q2308369677-20
2018 Q3295360655-22
2018 Q4279359638-17
2019 Q1248361609-29
2019 Q2228355583-26
2019 Q3220357577-6
2019 Q4196359555-22
2020 Q1161373534-21
2020 Q2147370517-17
2020 Q3145364509-8
2020 Q4135368503-6
2021 Q1122366488-15
2021 Q2110364474-14
2021 Q397367464-10
2021 Q491371462-2
2022 Q186374460-2
2022 Q286370456-4
2022 Q378376454-2
2022 Q471374445-9
2023 Q169375444-1
2023 Q2693754440
2023 Q365372437-7
2023 Q458373431-6
2024 Q1573744310
2024 Q2573754321
2024 Q356371427-5
2024 Q452355407-20
2025 Q155342397-10
2025 Q253343396-1

How Rare Is My Car analyses 'road tax' data from the DVLA, this dataset is only available from 1994 onwards.

DVLA vehicle licensing statistics last updated 23/10/2025.