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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R32 ARE LEFT?

There are 2,925 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R32 left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 1,524 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R32 that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R32 was highest during 2009 Q1 (5,181). The number taxed topped out in 2009 Q1 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 732 (14%) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R32 have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R32 has fallen by 338. Licensed models have fallen by 1,628 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,290.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 31 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R32 models. Taxed models have declined by 625 and the SORNed total has increased by 656.

66% of the surviving 4,449 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R32 in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R32 ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2002 Q41201212
2003 Q41,89501,8951,883
2004 Q42,20402,204309
2005 Q42,38602,386182
2006 Q43,46103,4611,075
2007 Q44,163904,253792
2008 Q34,6411394,780527
2008 Q44,8771255,002222
2009 Q15,105765,181179
2009 Q25,082925,174-7
2009 Q35,0391015,140-34
2009 Q45,018995,117-23
2010 Q14,9721065,078-39
2010 Q24,968995,067-11
2010 Q34,9581205,07811
2010 Q44,9101425,052-26
2011 Q14,8681565,024-28
2011 Q24,8741345,008-16
2011 Q34,8521474,999-9
2011 Q44,7921744,966-33
2012 Q14,7591824,941-25
2012 Q24,7571674,924-17
2012 Q34,7471614,908-16
2012 Q44,7071814,888-20
2013 Q14,6841964,880-8
2013 Q24,6771874,864-16
2013 Q34,6481964,844-20
2013 Q44,5962504,8462
2014 Q14,5782284,806-40
2014 Q24,6311854,81610
2014 Q34,7261874,91397
2014 Q44,5602654,825-88
2015 Q14,5442444,788-37
2015 Q24,5532344,787-1
2015 Q34,5252514,776-11
2015 Q44,4363124,748-28
2016 Q14,3923244,716-32
2016 Q24,3942854,679-37
2016 Q34,3733164,68910
2016 Q44,2654334,6989
2017 Q14,2054184,623-75
2017 Q24,2204124,6329
2017 Q34,1884504,6386
2017 Q44,0795654,6446
2018 Q14,0155264,541-103
2018 Q24,0445234,56726
2018 Q33,9745924,566-1
2018 Q43,8297124,541-25
2019 Q13,7876734,460-81
2019 Q23,8166774,49333
2019 Q33,7717254,4963
2019 Q43,6568434,4993
2020 Q13,5299194,448-51
2020 Q23,5508684,418-30
2020 Q33,6128874,49981
2020 Q43,4351,0344,469-30
2021 Q13,4359664,401-68
2021 Q23,5279274,45453
2021 Q33,4769784,4540
2021 Q43,3211,1434,46410
2022 Q13,2521,1124,364-100
2022 Q23,3411,0914,43268
2022 Q33,2771,1624,4397
2022 Q43,0861,3494,435-4
2023 Q13,0901,2594,349-86
2023 Q23,1981,2204,41869
2023 Q33,1741,2574,43113
2023 Q42,9431,4854,428-3
2024 Q12,9271,4174,344-84
2024 Q23,0161,3694,38541
2024 Q33,0091,4124,42136
2024 Q42,7791,6094,388-33
2025 Q12,8361,5994,43547
2025 Q22,9251,5244,44914

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.