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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S AUTO ARE LEFT?

There are 1,939 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S AUTO left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 457 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S AUTO that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S AUTO was highest during 2007 Q4 (7,273). The number taxed topped out in 2007 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2021 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 4,877 (67%) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S AUTO have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S AUTO has fallen by 3,481. Licensed models have fallen by 3,728 and the SORNed total has increased by 247.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 1,484 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S AUTO models. Taxed models have declined by 1,462 and the SORNed total has fallen by 22.

81% of the surviving 2,396 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S AUTO in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S AUTO ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q46066
1995 Q48082
1996 Q4606-2
1997 Q4404-2
1998 Q44070407403
1999 Q42,09502,0951,688
2000 Q42,90102,901806
2001 Q43,59503,595694
2002 Q44,31804,318723
2003 Q44,31904,3191
2004 Q44,97304,973654
2005 Q45,83005,830857
2006 Q46,66706,667837
2007 Q47,219547,273606
2008 Q37,193647,257-16
2008 Q47,204577,2614
2009 Q17,163757,238-23
2009 Q27,141637,204-34
2009 Q37,095787,173-31
2009 Q47,042827,124-49
2010 Q16,994887,082-42
2010 Q26,980867,066-16
2010 Q36,959887,047-19
2010 Q46,914856,999-48
2011 Q16,897906,987-12
2011 Q26,861986,959-28
2011 Q36,7821136,895-64
2011 Q46,7331166,849-46
2012 Q16,6731166,789-60
2012 Q26,645916,736-53
2012 Q36,5451326,677-59
2012 Q46,4971266,623-54
2013 Q16,4191566,575-48
2013 Q26,3591486,507-68
2013 Q36,2641496,413-94
2013 Q46,1521516,303-110
2014 Q16,1211416,262-41
2014 Q26,0871296,216-46
2014 Q35,9901276,117-99
2014 Q45,8361646,000-117
2015 Q15,7871915,978-22
2015 Q25,6672105,877-101
2015 Q35,5572135,770-107
2015 Q45,4732475,720-50
2016 Q15,3742835,657-63
2016 Q25,2272855,512-145
2016 Q35,1302865,416-96
2016 Q45,0963065,402-14
2017 Q14,9363295,265-137
2017 Q24,8333275,160-105
2017 Q34,7253405,065-95
2017 Q44,6023624,964-101
2018 Q14,4903674,857-107
2018 Q24,3523834,735-122
2018 Q34,2623774,639-96
2018 Q44,1164094,525-114
2019 Q13,9993994,398-127
2019 Q23,8764044,280-118
2019 Q33,7484174,165-115
2019 Q43,6354284,063-102
2020 Q13,5304603,990-73
2020 Q23,4014793,880-110
2020 Q33,3254653,790-90
2020 Q43,2194843,703-87
2021 Q13,1014933,594-109
2021 Q23,0464843,530-64
2021 Q32,9534713,424-106
2021 Q42,8614703,331-93
2022 Q12,7994763,275-56
2022 Q22,7404553,195-80
2022 Q32,6784543,132-63
2022 Q42,5904543,044-88
2023 Q12,5294462,975-69
2023 Q22,4644582,922-53
2023 Q32,3874592,846-76
2023 Q42,3124772,789-57
2024 Q12,2284902,718-71
2024 Q22,1684692,637-81
2024 Q32,1004712,571-66
2024 Q42,0354762,511-60
2025 Q11,9874642,451-60
2025 Q21,9394572,396-55

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.