VOLKSWAGEN > 1000

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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN 1000 ARE LEFT?

There are 3,733 VOLKSWAGEN 1000 left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 1,731 VOLKSWAGEN 1000 that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN 1000 was highest during 2001 Q4 (7,927). The number taxed topped out in 2001 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 2,463 (31%) VOLKSWAGEN 1000 have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN 1000 has fallen by 677. Licensed models have fallen by 1,826 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,149.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 309 VOLKSWAGEN 1000 models. Taxed models have declined by 786 and the SORNed total has increased by 477.

68% of the surviving 5,464 VOLKSWAGEN 1000 in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN 1000 ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1996 Q46470647647
1997 Q41,77601,7761,129
1998 Q43,83003,8302,054
1999 Q45,36805,3681,538
2000 Q47,07307,0731,705
2001 Q47,92707,927854
2002 Q47,86707,867-60
2003 Q47,87407,8747
2004 Q47,83507,835-39
2005 Q47,71007,710-125
2006 Q47,41307,413-297
2007 Q47,1592587,4174
2008 Q36,9902627,252-165
2008 Q46,8933147,207-45
2009 Q16,7893317,120-87
2009 Q26,7643217,085-35
2009 Q36,6393486,987-98
2009 Q46,5463676,913-74
2010 Q16,4463906,836-77
2010 Q26,4703716,8415
2010 Q36,4213766,797-44
2010 Q46,2844036,687-110
2011 Q16,1964276,623-64
2011 Q26,1784366,614-9
2011 Q36,1094276,536-78
2011 Q45,9514936,444-92
2012 Q15,8065246,330-114
2012 Q25,8904576,34717
2012 Q35,8554646,319-28
2012 Q45,7145506,264-55
2013 Q15,6285666,194-70
2013 Q25,7135026,21521
2013 Q35,6834996,182-33
2013 Q45,5586326,1908
2014 Q15,4935866,079-111
2014 Q25,6744756,14970
2014 Q35,7254926,21768
2014 Q45,4946556,149-68
2015 Q15,4456026,047-102
2015 Q25,5595826,14194
2015 Q35,5406096,1498
2015 Q45,4127326,144-5
2016 Q15,3487696,117-27
2016 Q25,4246756,099-18
2016 Q35,3757486,12324
2016 Q45,2478866,13310
2017 Q15,1908706,060-73
2017 Q25,2828166,09838
2017 Q35,2778536,13032
2017 Q45,0881,0186,106-24
2018 Q15,0039865,989-117
2018 Q25,0769256,00112
2018 Q35,0979736,07069
2018 Q44,9061,1296,035-35
2019 Q14,8321,1205,952-83
2019 Q24,8921,0525,944-8
2019 Q34,9071,1006,00763
2019 Q44,7251,2625,987-20
2020 Q14,5631,4105,973-14
2020 Q24,5191,2545,773-200
2020 Q34,6991,2195,918145
2020 Q44,5651,3565,9213
2021 Q14,4611,3315,792-129
2021 Q24,6271,2155,84250
2021 Q34,6611,2115,87230
2021 Q44,4521,4025,854-18
2022 Q14,3961,3755,771-83
2022 Q24,4911,2745,765-6
2022 Q34,4861,3135,79934
2022 Q44,3261,4695,795-4
2023 Q14,1941,4435,637-158
2023 Q24,3061,3975,70366
2023 Q34,2611,4615,72219
2023 Q44,0861,5915,677-45
2024 Q13,9831,6095,592-85
2024 Q23,9861,5565,542-50
2024 Q33,9691,6015,57028
2024 Q43,7341,7725,506-64
2025 Q13,6471,8595,5060
2025 Q23,7331,7315,464-42

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.