VOLKSWAGEN > 800 > 800 SPECIAL TD SWB

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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN 800 SPECIAL TD SWB ARE LEFT?

There are 4,735 VOLKSWAGEN 800 SPECIAL TD SWB left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 2,326 VOLKSWAGEN 800 SPECIAL TD SWB that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN 800 SPECIAL TD SWB in the UK was highest during 2002 Q4 (9,733). The number of taxed VOLKSWAGEN 800 SPECIAL TD SWB topped out in 2002 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 2,672 (27%) VOLKSWAGEN 800 SPECIAL TD SWB have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN 800 SPECIAL TD SWB has fallen by 731. Licensed models have fallen by 2,238 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,507.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 577 VOLKSWAGEN 800 SPECIAL TD SWB models. Taxed models have declined by 1,210 and the SORNed total has increased by 633.

67% of the surviving 7,061 VOLKSWAGEN 800 SPECIAL TD SWB in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN 800 SPECIAL TD SWB ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1996 Q41,25401,2541,254
1997 Q44,08004,0802,826
1998 Q45,56805,5681,488
1999 Q46,65606,6561,088
2000 Q47,47107,471815
2001 Q49,56709,5672,096
2002 Q49,73309,733166
2003 Q49,60809,608-125
2004 Q49,56109,561-47
2005 Q49,44309,443-118
2006 Q49,18809,188-255
2007 Q48,9212869,20719
2008 Q38,6663228,988-219
2008 Q48,4964168,912-76
2009 Q18,3914208,811-101
2009 Q28,4163708,786-25
2009 Q38,2954118,706-80
2009 Q48,1574748,631-75
2010 Q18,0554818,536-95
2010 Q28,1493928,5415
2010 Q38,0304588,488-53
2010 Q47,8715358,406-82
2011 Q17,7865618,347-59
2011 Q27,8205148,334-13
2011 Q37,7705118,281-53
2011 Q47,4996688,167-114
2012 Q17,3746728,046-121
2012 Q27,5025498,0515
2012 Q37,4315828,013-38
2012 Q47,2846887,972-41
2013 Q17,1577377,894-78
2013 Q27,3146187,93238
2013 Q37,2826127,894-38
2013 Q47,0578547,91117
2014 Q17,0547427,796-115
2014 Q27,2536157,86872
2014 Q37,3406497,989121
2014 Q47,0118787,889-100
2015 Q16,9738197,792-97
2015 Q27,0987677,86573
2015 Q37,0898137,90237
2015 Q46,8809927,872-30
2016 Q16,8489827,830-42
2016 Q26,9768887,86434
2016 Q36,9579187,87511
2016 Q46,7221,1167,838-37
2017 Q16,6671,0587,725-113
2017 Q26,7911,0117,80277
2017 Q36,7921,0577,84947
2017 Q46,5381,2747,812-37
2018 Q16,4341,1907,624-188
2018 Q26,5681,1417,70985
2018 Q36,5661,2027,76859
2018 Q46,3231,4237,746-22
2019 Q16,2741,3237,597-149
2019 Q26,4131,2327,64548
2019 Q36,3931,2957,68843
2019 Q46,1131,5327,645-43
2020 Q15,9451,6937,638-7
2020 Q25,8721,5537,425-213
2020 Q36,0911,5117,602177
2020 Q45,8791,7057,584-18
2021 Q15,7061,7097,415-169
2021 Q25,9731,5367,50994
2021 Q35,9861,5407,52617
2021 Q45,7541,7727,5260
2022 Q15,6891,7517,440-86
2022 Q25,7971,6287,425-15
2022 Q35,7441,6957,43914
2022 Q45,4941,9567,45011
2023 Q15,4331,8937,326-124
2023 Q25,5241,7927,316-10
2023 Q35,4621,8677,32913
2023 Q45,2032,0747,277-52
2024 Q15,1382,0647,202-75
2024 Q25,1902,0157,2053
2024 Q35,1342,0457,179-26
2024 Q44,8542,2347,088-91
2025 Q14,7352,3267,061-27

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.