VOLKSWAGEN > 1000 > 1000 TDI LWB

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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN 1000 TDI LWB ARE LEFT?

There are 55 VOLKSWAGEN 1000 TDI LWB left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 31 VOLKSWAGEN 1000 TDI LWB that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN 1000 TDI LWB in the UK was highest during 2008 Q4 (102). The number of taxed VOLKSWAGEN 1000 TDI LWB topped out in 2009 Q1 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 16 (16%) VOLKSWAGEN 1000 TDI LWB have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN 1000 TDI LWB has fallen by 2. Licensed models have fallen by 20 and the SORNed total has increased by 18.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 2 VOLKSWAGEN 1000 TDI LWB models. Taxed models have declined by 8 and the SORNed total has increased by 6.

64% of the surviving 86 VOLKSWAGEN 1000 TDI LWB in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN 1000 TDI LWB ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1996 Q48088
1997 Q43703729
1998 Q47607639
1999 Q4820826
2000 Q4840842
2001 Q483083-1
2002 Q49309310
2003 Q4940941
2004 Q4990995
2005 Q494094-5
2006 Q4990995
2007 Q497198-1
2008 Q39661024
2008 Q49841020
2009 Q1992101-1
2009 Q293699-2
2009 Q393497-2
2009 Q491596-1
2010 Q1925971
2010 Q288593-4
2010 Q38810985
2010 Q4851095-3
2011 Q1905950
2011 Q285691-4
2011 Q3875921
2011 Q482890-2
2012 Q183689-1
2012 Q2828901
2012 Q380686-4
2012 Q4863893
2013 Q1856912
2013 Q283689-2
2013 Q3781088-1
2013 Q480787-1
2014 Q1789870
2014 Q27710870
2014 Q37810881
2014 Q4741286-2
2015 Q17513882
2015 Q27514891
2015 Q3771188-1
2015 Q4751186-2
2016 Q17514893
2016 Q2731386-3
2016 Q37313860
2016 Q47016860
2017 Q16720871
2017 Q27018881
2017 Q3701787-1
2017 Q47018881
2018 Q1681684-4
2018 Q26816840
2018 Q36817851
2018 Q47118894
2019 Q16722890
2019 Q2661884-5
2019 Q36919884
2019 Q4642387-1
2020 Q16325881
2020 Q2632285-3
2020 Q36720872
2020 Q4642286-1
2021 Q16522871
2021 Q26919881
2021 Q37020902
2021 Q4701888-2
2022 Q17020902
2022 Q27020900
2022 Q3662288-2
2022 Q4652287-1
2023 Q1622183-4
2023 Q26921907
2023 Q36525900
2023 Q4612889-1
2024 Q1582886-3
2024 Q26026860
2024 Q36127882
2024 Q4592786-2
2025 Q15531860

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 18/10/2025.