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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R ARE LEFT?

There are 5,710 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 276 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R was highest during 2017 Q1 (6,170). The number taxed topped out in 2017 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 184 (3%) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R has gained 2,557. Licensed models have increased by 2,292 and the SORNed total has increased by 265.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 62 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R models. Taxed models have declined by 122 and the SORNed total has increased by 184.

95% of the surviving 5,986 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2009 Q42022
2010 Q17707775
2010 Q2127012750
2010 Q3188419265
2010 Q4207020715
2011 Q1224222619
2011 Q2244324721
2011 Q3268327124
2011 Q4282228413
2012 Q1298330117
2012 Q2323432726
2012 Q3357636336
2012 Q43861039633
2013 Q13869395-1
2013 Q239233950
2013 Q33882390-5
2013 Q439223944
2014 Q15042506112
2014 Q27922794288
2014 Q31,22861,234440
2014 Q41,819101,829595
2015 Q12,72752,732903
2015 Q23,418113,429697
2015 Q33,941133,954525
2015 Q44,336124,348394
2016 Q14,857154,872524
2016 Q25,271335,304432
2016 Q35,412575,469165
2016 Q45,7241145,838369
2017 Q16,0091616,170332
2017 Q26,003846,087-83
2017 Q36,100596,15972
2017 Q46,050546,104-55
2018 Q16,086556,14137
2018 Q26,083366,119-22
2018 Q36,027416,068-51
2018 Q45,967506,017-51
2019 Q15,818605,878-139
2019 Q25,886815,96789
2019 Q35,973816,05487
2019 Q45,885805,965-89
2020 Q15,824845,908-57
2020 Q25,832925,92416
2020 Q35,905785,98359
2020 Q45,872975,969-14
2021 Q15,891975,98819
2021 Q25,840945,934-54
2021 Q35,7521045,856-78
2021 Q45,7331205,853-3
2022 Q15,7401275,86714
2022 Q25,7981275,92558
2022 Q35,7271425,869-56
2022 Q45,7561455,90132
2023 Q15,7251615,886-15
2023 Q25,7141745,8882
2023 Q35,7181875,90517
2023 Q45,6792365,91510
2024 Q15,6232575,880-35
2024 Q25,6722395,91131
2024 Q35,6922445,93625
2024 Q45,6962835,97943
2025 Q15,7112956,00627
2025 Q25,7102765,986-20

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.