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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET ARE LEFT?

There are 3,159 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 1,599 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET was highest during 2009 Q2 (9,309). The number taxed topped out in 2009 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 4,551 (49%) VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET has fallen by 4,277. Licensed models have fallen by 5,652 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,375.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 3,144 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET models. Taxed models have declined by 3,607 and the SORNed total has increased by 463.

66% of the surviving 4,758 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2003 Q42,81902,8192,819
2004 Q46,24406,2443,425
2005 Q48,67008,6702,426
2006 Q48,95808,958288
2007 Q48,9081199,02769
2008 Q39,0661039,169142
2008 Q49,0741359,20940
2009 Q19,1501119,26152
2009 Q29,225849,30948
2009 Q39,168839,251-58
2009 Q49,1171079,224-27
2010 Q19,1281089,23612
2010 Q29,182949,27640
2010 Q39,1241049,228-48
2010 Q49,0321549,186-42
2011 Q19,0381449,182-4
2011 Q29,1071149,22139
2011 Q39,1001069,206-15
2011 Q49,0081779,185-21
2012 Q19,0321859,21732
2012 Q29,0851369,2214
2012 Q39,0401359,175-46
2012 Q48,9401819,121-54
2013 Q18,9331979,1309
2013 Q28,9691689,1377
2013 Q38,9481609,108-29
2013 Q48,7912719,062-46
2014 Q18,8072129,019-43
2014 Q28,9391499,08869
2014 Q39,0051539,15870
2014 Q48,7802929,072-86
2015 Q18,6952658,960-112
2015 Q28,8112249,03575
2015 Q38,7182388,956-79
2015 Q48,4983748,872-84
2016 Q18,4474118,858-14
2016 Q28,5603168,87618
2016 Q38,5263508,8760
2016 Q48,3155218,836-40
2017 Q18,2454958,740-96
2017 Q28,3494488,79757
2017 Q38,2745158,789-8
2017 Q48,0176838,700-89
2018 Q17,8926688,560-140
2018 Q28,0235998,62262
2018 Q37,8736828,555-67
2018 Q47,6188658,483-72
2019 Q17,4788778,355-128
2019 Q27,5078248,331-24
2019 Q37,4009178,317-14
2019 Q47,0751,0908,165-152
2020 Q16,7831,2458,028-137
2020 Q26,7661,1367,902-126
2020 Q36,7101,1507,860-42
2020 Q46,3461,3587,704-156
2021 Q16,1141,3567,470-234
2021 Q26,2281,2177,445-25
2021 Q36,0611,2307,291-154
2021 Q45,7071,4277,134-157
2022 Q15,5091,3816,890-244
2022 Q25,5291,2736,802-88
2022 Q35,3571,2816,638-164
2022 Q44,9621,4966,458-180
2023 Q14,7471,4686,215-243
2023 Q24,7481,3496,097-118
2023 Q34,5731,4045,977-120
2023 Q44,2251,5905,815-162
2024 Q13,9651,5815,546-269
2024 Q23,8991,5385,437-109
2024 Q33,6881,5765,264-173
2024 Q43,3451,7025,047-217
2025 Q13,1861,7024,888-159
2025 Q23,1591,5994,758-130

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.