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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GL AUTO ARE LEFT?

There are 101 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GL AUTO left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 256 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GL AUTO that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GL AUTO was highest during 1997 Q4 (10,262). The number taxed topped out in 1997 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2008 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 9,905 (97%) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GL AUTO have been scrapped or exported.

During 2020 Q1 the number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GL 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 GL AUTO has fallen by 902. Licensed models have fallen by 900 and the SORNed total has fallen by 2.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 184 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GL AUTO models. Taxed models have declined by 148 and the SORNed total has fallen by 36.

72% of the remaining 357 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GL AUTO in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GL AUTO ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q47,37507,3757,375
1995 Q48,30608,306931
1996 Q49,75409,7541,448
1997 Q410,262010,262508
1998 Q410,009010,009-253
1999 Q49,64809,648-361
2000 Q49,15709,157-491
2001 Q48,58608,586-571
2002 Q48,07508,075-511
2003 Q47,61507,615-460
2004 Q47,27507,275-340
2005 Q46,87606,876-399
2006 Q46,28906,289-587
2007 Q45,6153085,923-366
2008 Q35,0873115,398-525
2008 Q44,8863545,240-158
2009 Q14,6943475,041-199
2009 Q24,4733504,823-218
2009 Q34,2223384,560-263
2009 Q43,9713344,305-255
2010 Q13,7703014,071-234
2010 Q23,6073223,929-142
2010 Q33,4262983,724-205
2010 Q43,2203043,524-200
2011 Q13,0402813,321-203
2011 Q22,8532943,147-174
2011 Q32,6722842,956-191
2011 Q42,5132972,810-146
2012 Q12,3352982,633-177
2012 Q22,2302612,491-142
2012 Q32,0902622,352-139
2012 Q41,9572592,216-136
2013 Q11,8332302,063-153
2013 Q21,7042411,945-118
2013 Q31,5542511,805-140
2013 Q41,4472751,722-83
2014 Q11,3462741,620-102
2014 Q21,2662591,525-95
2014 Q31,2022401,442-83
2014 Q41,1132571,370-72
2015 Q11,0622551,317-53
2015 Q21,0012581,259-58
2015 Q39262641,190-69
2015 Q48642751,139-51
2016 Q18222761,098-41
2016 Q27752661,041-57
2016 Q3708271979-62
2016 Q4660287947-32
2017 Q1616288904-43
2017 Q2581292873-31
2017 Q3545296841-32
2017 Q4495308803-38
2018 Q1456305761-42
2018 Q2424295719-42
2018 Q3396289685-34
2018 Q4380294674-11
2019 Q1350296646-28
2019 Q2334300634-12
2019 Q3315289604-30
2019 Q4293291584-20
2020 Q1267302569-15
2020 Q2249292541-28
2020 Q3245287532-9
2020 Q4223295518-14
2021 Q1206302508-10
2021 Q2195297492-16
2021 Q3180296476-16
2021 Q4164303467-9
2022 Q1156294450-17
2022 Q2152291443-7
2022 Q3144292436-7
2022 Q4131296427-9
2023 Q1132290422-5
2023 Q2124290414-8
2023 Q3119287406-8
2023 Q4112292404-2
2024 Q1107290397-7
2024 Q21122863981
2024 Q3105283388-10
2024 Q4101274375-13
2025 Q1101263364-11
2025 Q2101256357-7

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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.