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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN POLO CL DIESEL ARE LEFT?

There are 15 VOLKSWAGEN POLO CL DIESEL left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 272 VOLKSWAGEN POLO CL DIESEL that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN POLO CL DIESEL was highest during 2000 Q4 (6,919). The number taxed topped out in 2000 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2011 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 6,632 (96%) VOLKSWAGEN POLO CL DIESEL have been scrapped or exported.

During 2016 Q4 the number of VOLKSWAGEN POLO CL DIESEL 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 CL DIESEL has fallen by 733. Licensed models have fallen by 665 and the SORNed total has fallen by 68.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 75 VOLKSWAGEN POLO CL DIESEL models. Taxed models have declined by 49 and the SORNed total has fallen by 26.

95% of the remaining 287 VOLKSWAGEN POLO CL DIESEL in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN POLO CL DIESEL ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1996 Q41,81301,8131,813
1997 Q43,75603,7561,943
1998 Q45,77305,7732,017
1999 Q46,84306,8431,070
2000 Q46,91906,91976
2001 Q46,86806,868-51
2002 Q46,84106,841-27
2003 Q46,74806,748-93
2004 Q46,68806,688-60
2005 Q46,54906,549-139
2006 Q46,21706,217-332
2007 Q45,7772726,049-168
2008 Q35,2783135,591-458
2008 Q45,1463485,494-97
2009 Q14,9363955,331-163
2009 Q24,6623815,043-288
2009 Q34,3823794,761-282
2009 Q44,1343894,523-238
2010 Q13,8923904,282-241
2010 Q23,7193884,107-175
2010 Q33,5973763,973-134
2010 Q43,3393993,738-235
2011 Q13,1354243,559-179
2011 Q22,9254093,334-225
2011 Q32,7393933,132-202
2011 Q42,5534092,962-170
2012 Q12,3433832,726-236
2012 Q22,1563662,522-204
2012 Q31,9863262,312-210
2012 Q41,8393132,152-160
2013 Q11,6783051,983-169
2013 Q21,5322841,816-167
2013 Q31,3702881,658-158
2013 Q41,2283171,545-113
2014 Q11,1233041,427-118
2014 Q21,0163201,336-91
2014 Q39413261,267-69
2014 Q48333441,177-90
2015 Q17493511,100-77
2015 Q26803401,020-80
2015 Q3604354958-62
2015 Q4540350890-68
2016 Q1482363845-45
2016 Q2438352790-55
2016 Q3378348726-64
2016 Q4341344685-41
2017 Q1299336635-50
2017 Q2267337604-31
2017 Q3222330552-52
2017 Q4200321521-31
2018 Q1165323488-33
2018 Q2143310453-35
2018 Q3130310440-13
2018 Q4118310428-12
2019 Q1103303406-22
2019 Q290302392-14
2019 Q385295380-12
2019 Q478296374-6
2020 Q166301367-7
2020 Q264298362-5
2020 Q353302355-7
2020 Q448297345-10
2021 Q144293337-8
2021 Q244289333-4
2021 Q336288324-9
2021 Q434287321-3
2022 Q131287318-3
2022 Q232282314-4
2022 Q328281309-5
2022 Q426279305-4
2023 Q125276301-4
2023 Q221276297-4
2023 Q320276296-1
2023 Q419275294-2
2024 Q1172782951
2024 Q2172792961
2024 Q3162802960
2024 Q415278293-3
2025 Q115274289-4
2025 Q215272287-2

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.