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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL AUTO ARE LEFT?

There are 133 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL AUTO left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 304 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL AUTO that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL AUTO was highest during 1997 Q4 (15,086). The number taxed topped out in 1997 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2009 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 14,649 (97%) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL AUTO have been scrapped or exported.

During 2020 Q1 the number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL AUTO that were off the road (SORN) exceeded the number that were licensed for the first time. This could indicate the owners are reluctant to sell or scrap their car as they view them as a potential future classic.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL AUTO has fallen by 925. Licensed models have fallen by 940 and the SORNed total has increased by 15.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 183 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL AUTO models. Taxed models have declined by 160 and the SORNed total has fallen by 23.

70% of the remaining 437 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL AUTO in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL AUTO ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q412,462012,46212,462
1995 Q412,845012,845383
1996 Q414,334014,3341,489
1997 Q415,086015,086752
1998 Q414,973014,973-113
1999 Q414,682014,682-291
2000 Q414,156014,156-526
2001 Q413,319013,319-837
2002 Q412,231012,231-1,088
2003 Q410,996010,996-1,235
2004 Q410,005010,005-991
2005 Q48,95108,951-1,054
2006 Q47,76507,765-1,186
2007 Q46,7184347,152-613
2008 Q35,8614226,283-869
2008 Q45,5964216,017-266
2009 Q15,3364525,788-229
2009 Q25,0754555,530-258
2009 Q34,8274155,242-288
2009 Q44,5194254,944-298
2010 Q14,2343904,624-320
2010 Q24,0623824,444-180
2010 Q33,8483674,215-229
2010 Q43,6053813,986-229
2011 Q13,4183543,772-214
2011 Q23,1903433,533-239
2011 Q32,9983413,339-194
2011 Q42,8323503,182-157
2012 Q12,6223222,944-238
2012 Q22,4742822,756-188
2012 Q32,3182672,585-171
2012 Q42,1682672,435-150
2013 Q12,0092552,264-171
2013 Q21,8672622,129-135
2013 Q31,7312351,966-163
2013 Q41,6112721,883-83
2014 Q11,5242831,807-76
2014 Q21,4342551,689-118
2014 Q31,3312501,581-108
2014 Q41,2162811,497-84
2015 Q11,1392831,422-75
2015 Q21,0732891,362-60
2015 Q39962891,285-77
2015 Q49213111,232-53
2016 Q18653131,178-54
2016 Q28123081,120-58
2016 Q37383301,068-52
2016 Q46993401,039-29
2017 Q1665332997-42
2017 Q2635317952-45
2017 Q3602317919-33
2017 Q4546321867-52
2018 Q1507322829-38
2018 Q2488316804-25
2018 Q3462320782-22
2018 Q4411331742-40
2019 Q1385326711-31
2019 Q2370317687-24
2019 Q3349323672-15
2019 Q4332320652-20
2020 Q1308326634-18
2020 Q2293327620-14
2020 Q3287329616-4
2020 Q4258342600-16
2021 Q1253335588-12
2021 Q2242328570-18
2021 Q3230321551-19
2021 Q4201336537-14
2022 Q1200321521-16
2022 Q2192317509-12
2022 Q3186317503-6
2022 Q41773305074
2023 Q1177322499-8
2023 Q2173317490-9
2023 Q3166319485-5
2023 Q4146333479-6
2024 Q1145329474-5
2024 Q2143326469-5
2024 Q3139324463-6
2024 Q4137318455-8
2025 Q1132313445-10
2025 Q2133304437-8

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.