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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 8V AUTO ARE LEFT?

There are 50 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 8V AUTO left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 4 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 8V AUTO that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 8V AUTO was highest during 2011 Q2 (64). The number taxed topped out in 2012 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 10 (16%) VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 8V AUTO have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 8V AUTO has fallen by 8. Licensed models have fallen by 12 and the SORNed total has increased by 4.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 4 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 8V AUTO models. Taxed models have declined by 7 and the SORNed total has increased by 3.

93% of the surviving 54 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 8V AUTO in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 8V AUTO ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2008 Q31301313
2008 Q4220229
2009 Q1260264
2009 Q2340348
2009 Q3390395
2009 Q4450456
2010 Q1510516
2010 Q2550554
2010 Q3582605
2010 Q4582600
2011 Q1612633
2011 Q2622641
2011 Q363063-1
2011 Q462062-1
2012 Q1620620
2012 Q2620620
2012 Q3621631
2012 Q4630630
2013 Q162062-1
2013 Q261061-1
2013 Q3610610
2013 Q4610610
2014 Q1620621
2014 Q261061-1
2014 Q360060-1
2014 Q4610611
2015 Q1610610
2015 Q2620621
2015 Q359160-2
2015 Q457057-3
2016 Q1590592
2016 Q2591601
2016 Q356056-4
2016 Q4590593
2017 Q1590590
2017 Q2620623
2017 Q3620620
2017 Q460161-1
2018 Q1601610
2018 Q2601610
2018 Q360060-1
2018 Q459059-1
2019 Q1600601
2019 Q259059-1
2019 Q357158-1
2019 Q4591602
2020 Q157259-1
2020 Q257158-1
2020 Q356157-1
2020 Q4573603
2021 Q1555600
2021 Q254357-3
2021 Q354256-1
2021 Q4561571
2022 Q1552570
2022 Q2561570
2022 Q3570570
2022 Q4561570
2023 Q155156-1
2023 Q2551560
2023 Q3571582
2023 Q4562580
2024 Q1562580
2024 Q255257-1
2024 Q353356-1
2024 Q4563593
2025 Q153558-1
2025 Q250454-4

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.