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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TIPTRONIC ARE LEFT?

There are 726 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TIPTRONIC left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 222 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TIPTRONIC that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TIPTRONIC was highest during 2010 Q3 (1,363). The number taxed topped out in 2010 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 415 (30%) VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TIPTRONIC have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TIPTRONIC has fallen by 360. Licensed models have fallen by 533 and the SORNed total has increased by 173.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 241 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TIPTRONIC models. Taxed models have declined by 319 and the SORNed total has increased by 78.

77% of the surviving 948 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TIPTRONIC in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET TIPTRONIC ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2003 Q43520352352
2004 Q47370737385
2005 Q49580958221
2006 Q41,07801,078120
2007 Q41,180151,195117
2008 Q31,257151,27277
2008 Q41,271201,29119
2009 Q11,306241,33039
2009 Q21,331161,34717
2009 Q31,334101,344-3
2009 Q41,328131,341-3
2010 Q11,330181,3487
2010 Q21,345131,35810
2010 Q31,350131,3635
2010 Q41,331231,354-9
2011 Q11,319261,345-9
2011 Q21,332191,3516
2011 Q31,336211,3576
2011 Q41,315351,350-7
2012 Q11,327281,3555
2012 Q21,331201,351-4
2012 Q31,320211,341-10
2012 Q41,297311,328-13
2013 Q11,287321,319-9
2013 Q21,309241,33314
2013 Q31,307171,324-9
2013 Q41,297321,3295
2014 Q11,301281,3290
2014 Q21,313211,3345
2014 Q31,314261,3406
2014 Q41,266461,312-28
2015 Q11,248531,301-11
2015 Q21,259491,3087
2015 Q31,270451,3157
2015 Q41,253631,3161
2016 Q11,220681,288-28
2016 Q21,234581,2924
2016 Q31,230601,290-2
2016 Q41,215701,285-5
2017 Q11,201701,271-14
2017 Q21,218601,2787
2017 Q31,195751,270-8
2017 Q41,174881,262-8
2018 Q11,144981,242-20
2018 Q21,170801,2508
2018 Q31,179851,26414
2018 Q41,1301181,248-16
2019 Q11,1171231,240-8
2019 Q21,1251081,233-7
2019 Q31,1151181,2330
2019 Q41,0831411,224-9
2020 Q11,0341731,207-17
2020 Q21,0451441,189-18
2020 Q31,0411541,1956
2020 Q49921821,174-21
2021 Q19681911,159-15
2021 Q29881661,154-5
2021 Q39851631,148-6
2021 Q49551901,145-3
2022 Q19391791,118-27
2022 Q29561551,111-7
2022 Q39331581,091-20
2022 Q49041801,084-7
2023 Q18611881,049-35
2023 Q28811761,0578
2023 Q38641751,039-18
2023 Q48042061,010-29
2024 Q18051981,003-7
2024 Q28191901,0096
2024 Q3791200991-18
2024 Q4737227964-27
2025 Q1721238959-5
2025 Q2726222948-11

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.