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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI ARE LEFT?

There are 17,688 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 13,512 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI was highest during 1999 Q4 (88,541). The number taxed topped out in 1999 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2023 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 57,341 (65%) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI has fallen by 7,868. Licensed models have fallen by 11,958 and the SORNed total has increased by 4,090.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 3,046 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI models. Taxed models have declined by 3,821 and the SORNed total has increased by 775.

57% of the surviving 31,200 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q474,878074,87874,878
1995 Q476,419076,4191,541
1996 Q481,646081,6465,227
1997 Q485,991085,9914,345
1998 Q486,298086,298307
1999 Q488,541088,5412,243
2000 Q483,336083,336-5,205
2001 Q478,140078,140-5,196
2002 Q472,067072,067-6,073
2003 Q465,638065,638-6,429
2004 Q460,354060,354-5,284
2005 Q458,804058,804-1,550
2006 Q455,941055,941-2,863
2007 Q453,5438,01861,5615,620
2008 Q351,3597,78759,146-2,415
2008 Q450,0628,28558,347-799
2009 Q148,8998,36557,264-1,083
2009 Q248,3108,08256,392-872
2009 Q347,8427,75455,596-796
2009 Q446,5588,10454,662-934
2010 Q145,3668,19553,561-1,101
2010 Q245,2747,92753,201-360
2010 Q344,4987,79752,295-906
2010 Q442,7978,31151,108-1,187
2011 Q141,5988,54950,147-961
2011 Q240,8658,39949,264-883
2011 Q339,7268,28448,010-1,254
2011 Q438,4608,75747,217-793
2012 Q137,4058,71846,123-1,094
2012 Q236,9678,16145,128-995
2012 Q336,0847,73343,817-1,311
2012 Q434,8248,19543,019-798
2013 Q133,7148,22641,940-1,079
2013 Q233,4037,94441,347-593
2013 Q332,7237,41040,133-1,214
2013 Q431,5329,31440,846713
2014 Q131,0299,08240,111-735
2014 Q231,4078,63340,040-71
2014 Q331,4818,85540,336296
2014 Q430,0929,57739,669-667
2015 Q129,6069,45739,063-606
2015 Q229,6469,42239,0685
2015 Q329,1679,64038,807-261
2015 Q428,23710,41938,656-151
2016 Q127,80010,53438,334-322
2016 Q227,88410,26738,151-183
2016 Q327,44910,50837,957-194
2016 Q426,78411,30138,085128
2017 Q126,58811,12337,711-374
2017 Q226,51211,31337,825114
2017 Q326,01311,53437,547-278
2017 Q425,04612,12137,167-380
2018 Q124,52811,87536,403-764
2018 Q224,64411,64836,292-111
2018 Q324,34311,78936,132-160
2018 Q423,40212,48335,885-247
2019 Q122,99212,12335,115-770
2019 Q223,28211,95635,238123
2019 Q322,92912,20835,137-101
2019 Q421,95612,89234,848-289
2020 Q121,33013,12234,452-396
2020 Q221,50912,73734,246-206
2020 Q321,53612,78634,32276
2020 Q420,65113,43734,088-234
2021 Q120,39313,23733,630-458
2021 Q220,74012,93733,67747
2021 Q320,39513,05033,445-232
2021 Q419,58713,70933,296-149
2022 Q119,49513,43132,926-370
2022 Q219,71713,17532,892-34
2022 Q319,48013,35132,831-61
2022 Q418,82814,01032,8387
2023 Q118,65913,66732,326-512
2023 Q219,07413,37732,451125
2023 Q318,81913,59532,414-37
2023 Q418,00614,29332,299-115
2024 Q117,86713,92231,789-510
2024 Q218,44313,63832,081292
2024 Q318,25113,65931,910-171
2024 Q417,60513,84331,448-462
2025 Q117,50313,88031,383-65
2025 Q217,68813,51231,200-183

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.