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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TDI ARE LEFT?

There are 450 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TDI left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 231 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TDI that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TDI was highest during 2009 Q3 (1,246). The number taxed topped out in 2009 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 565 (45%) VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TDI have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TDI has fallen by 518. Licensed models have fallen by 722 and the SORNed total has increased by 204.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 390 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TDI models. Taxed models have declined by 465 and the SORNed total has increased by 75.

66% of the surviving 681 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TDI in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TDI ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2003 Q41660166166
2004 Q48820882716
2005 Q41,22101,221339
2006 Q41,23501,23514
2007 Q41,22781,2350
2008 Q31,22741,231-4
2008 Q41,23151,2365
2009 Q11,223121,235-1
2009 Q21,23571,2427
2009 Q31,24061,2464
2009 Q41,22591,234-12
2010 Q11,218131,231-3
2010 Q21,230101,2409
2010 Q31,21891,227-13
2010 Q41,202191,221-6
2011 Q11,213101,2232
2011 Q21,219101,2296
2011 Q31,215101,225-4
2011 Q41,205241,2294
2012 Q11,205211,226-3
2012 Q21,208171,225-1
2012 Q31,201161,217-8
2012 Q41,195171,212-5
2013 Q11,183241,207-5
2013 Q21,189211,2103
2013 Q31,191161,207-3
2013 Q41,179221,201-6
2014 Q11,167221,189-12
2014 Q21,190201,21021
2014 Q31,220151,23525
2014 Q41,196281,224-11
2015 Q11,175331,208-16
2015 Q21,172271,199-9
2015 Q31,168291,197-2
2015 Q41,147461,193-4
2016 Q11,132481,180-13
2016 Q21,151371,1888
2016 Q31,131501,181-7
2016 Q41,114631,177-4
2017 Q11,104601,164-13
2017 Q21,111551,1662
2017 Q31,111541,165-1
2017 Q41,083801,163-2
2018 Q11,068671,135-28
2018 Q21,076671,1438
2018 Q31,074841,15815
2018 Q41,0351081,143-15
2019 Q19871241,111-32
2019 Q21,0211111,13221
2019 Q31,0181241,14210
2019 Q49511511,102-40
2020 Q19181721,090-12
2020 Q29151561,071-19
2020 Q39201461,066-5
2020 Q48921611,053-13
2021 Q18751691,044-9
2021 Q28901481,038-6
2021 Q38771501,027-11
2021 Q4803196999-28
2022 Q1784192976-23
2022 Q2789165954-22
2022 Q3749181930-24
2022 Q4694205899-31
2023 Q1647212859-40
2023 Q2657184841-18
2023 Q3632193825-16
2023 Q4590217807-18
2024 Q1555228783-24
2024 Q2541230771-12
2024 Q3494234728-43
2024 Q4465252717-11
2025 Q1435261696-21
2025 Q2450231681-15

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.