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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL ARE LEFT?

There are 261 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 1,012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL was highest during 1997 Q4 (60,902). The number taxed topped out in 1997 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2007 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 59,629 (98%) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL have been scrapped or exported.

During 2018 Q1 the number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL 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 has fallen by 2,372. Licensed models have fallen by 2,299 and the SORNed total has fallen by 73.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 437 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL models. Taxed models have declined by 330 and the SORNed total has fallen by 107.

79% of the remaining 1,273 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CL ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q453,999053,99953,999
1995 Q456,424056,4242,425
1996 Q458,972058,9722,548
1997 Q460,902060,9021,930
1998 Q460,097060,097-805
1999 Q460,030060,030-67
2000 Q457,473057,473-2,557
2001 Q454,510054,510-2,963
2002 Q451,301051,301-3,209
2003 Q447,717047,717-3,584
2004 Q444,463044,463-3,254
2005 Q439,798039,798-4,665
2006 Q433,660033,660-6,138
2007 Q427,5762,40229,978-3,682
2008 Q323,0222,12425,146-4,832
2008 Q421,5782,23523,813-1,333
2009 Q120,3042,23422,538-1,275
2009 Q218,8382,15220,990-1,548
2009 Q317,3352,04719,382-1,608
2009 Q416,0491,96818,017-1,365
2010 Q114,8551,86316,718-1,299
2010 Q213,8721,74815,620-1,098
2010 Q312,9151,72914,644-976
2010 Q411,8481,71513,563-1,081
2011 Q110,8371,65212,489-1,074
2011 Q29,9961,55811,554-935
2011 Q39,1891,42610,615-939
2011 Q48,4381,3649,802-813
2012 Q17,7201,2438,963-839
2012 Q27,1031,1548,257-706
2012 Q36,5241,0507,574-683
2012 Q46,0111,0497,060-514
2013 Q15,4721,0116,483-577
2013 Q25,0729496,021-462
2013 Q34,5928945,486-535
2013 Q44,1811,0365,217-269
2014 Q13,8379994,836-381
2014 Q23,5589684,526-310
2014 Q33,2831,0134,296-230
2014 Q42,9871,0634,050-246
2015 Q12,7451,0703,815-235
2015 Q22,5601,0853,645-170
2015 Q32,3501,0863,436-209
2015 Q42,1501,1363,286-150
2016 Q12,0271,1383,165-121
2016 Q21,8291,1612,990-175
2016 Q31,6921,1552,847-143
2016 Q41,5751,1842,759-88
2017 Q11,4561,1542,610-149
2017 Q21,3501,1602,510-100
2017 Q31,2731,1362,409-101
2017 Q41,1791,1602,339-70
2018 Q11,0971,1332,230-109
2018 Q21,0241,1212,145-85
2018 Q39411,1262,067-78
2018 Q48831,1372,020-47
2019 Q18281,1111,939-81
2019 Q27881,1011,889-50
2019 Q37381,1031,841-48
2019 Q46661,1191,785-56
2020 Q16321,1111,743-42
2020 Q25911,1191,710-33
2020 Q35611,1091,670-40
2020 Q45261,1381,664-6
2021 Q14991,1281,627-37
2021 Q24741,1141,588-39
2021 Q34561,0971,553-35
2021 Q44221,1051,527-26
2022 Q13951,1011,496-31
2022 Q23821,0951,477-19
2022 Q33611,1021,463-14
2022 Q43361,1081,444-19
2023 Q13161,1041,420-24
2023 Q23061,0921,398-22
2023 Q32871,0931,380-18
2023 Q42711,1061,377-3
2024 Q12571,1031,360-17
2024 Q22631,0891,352-8
2024 Q32631,0731,336-16
2024 Q42501,0431,293-43
2025 Q12471,0251,272-21
2025 Q22611,0121,2731

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.