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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF E ARE LEFT?

There are 1,122 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF E left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 1,290 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF E that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF E was highest during 2004 Q4 (17,956). The number taxed topped out in 2004 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2020 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 15,544 (87%) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF E have been scrapped or exported.

During 2024 Q2 the number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF E 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 E has fallen by 8,429. Licensed models have fallen by 8,740 and the SORNed total has increased by 311.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 2,234 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF E models. Taxed models have declined by 2,072 and the SORNed total has fallen by 162.

53% of the remaining 2,412 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF E in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF E ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1998 Q42,21702,2172,217
1999 Q45,49505,4953,278
2000 Q48,80208,8023,307
2001 Q411,424011,4242,622
2002 Q415,101015,1013,677
2003 Q417,260017,2602,159
2004 Q417,956017,956696
2005 Q417,827017,827-129
2006 Q417,518017,518-309
2007 Q417,13123217,363-155
2008 Q316,81527017,085-278
2008 Q416,69732117,018-67
2009 Q116,55035316,903-115
2009 Q216,42634116,767-136
2009 Q316,19036916,559-208
2009 Q415,99538516,380-179
2010 Q115,80740316,210-170
2010 Q215,64939516,044-166
2010 Q315,47446915,943-101
2010 Q415,21447515,689-254
2011 Q115,00256215,564-125
2011 Q214,78860115,389-175
2011 Q314,56958515,154-235
2011 Q414,31861414,932-222
2012 Q114,07765114,728-204
2012 Q213,83258514,417-311
2012 Q313,60961314,222-195
2012 Q413,33061813,948-274
2013 Q112,99560913,604-344
2013 Q212,63865413,292-312
2013 Q312,25666312,919-373
2013 Q411,88972812,617-302
2014 Q111,58372212,305-312
2014 Q211,34067812,018-287
2014 Q311,16474011,904-114
2014 Q410,60680211,408-496
2015 Q110,23091611,146-262
2015 Q29,86297910,841-305
2015 Q39,3921,06310,455-386
2015 Q48,9841,12910,113-342
2016 Q18,6781,2059,883-230
2016 Q28,2001,2589,458-425
2016 Q37,7361,2989,034-424
2016 Q47,5111,3568,867-167
2017 Q17,0901,3798,469-398
2017 Q26,6461,4318,077-392
2017 Q36,3001,3717,671-406
2017 Q45,9821,3947,376-295
2018 Q15,6211,3957,016-360
2018 Q25,2351,3826,617-399
2018 Q34,9351,3736,308-309
2018 Q44,6771,3916,068-240
2019 Q14,3881,3485,736-332
2019 Q24,1081,3635,471-265
2019 Q33,8591,3865,245-226
2019 Q43,6181,3985,016-229
2020 Q13,3801,4454,825-191
2020 Q23,1941,4524,646-179
2020 Q33,0221,4284,450-196
2020 Q42,8271,4414,268-182
2021 Q12,6841,4294,113-155
2021 Q22,5381,4113,949-164
2021 Q32,3741,4053,779-170
2021 Q42,2511,3993,650-129
2022 Q12,1581,3833,541-109
2022 Q22,0541,3743,428-113
2022 Q31,9491,3973,346-82
2022 Q41,8581,3953,253-93
2023 Q11,7651,4123,177-76
2023 Q21,7111,4023,113-64
2023 Q31,6131,4143,027-86
2023 Q41,5231,4202,943-84
2024 Q11,4421,4192,861-82
2024 Q21,3711,4252,796-65
2024 Q31,3181,3872,705-91
2024 Q41,2331,3282,561-144
2025 Q11,1771,2982,475-86
2025 Q21,1221,2902,412-63

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.