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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S TDI ARE LEFT?

There are 13,157 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S TDI left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 2,322 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S TDI that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S TDI was highest during 2014 Q3 (25,509). The number taxed topped out in 2014 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 10,030 (39%) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S TDI have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S TDI has fallen by 8,953. Licensed models have fallen by 10,531 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,578.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 3,956 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S TDI models. Taxed models have declined by 4,660 and the SORNed total has increased by 704.

85% of the surviving 15,479 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S TDI in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S TDI ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1998 Q41,70201,7021,702
1999 Q43,80903,8092,107
2000 Q46,76806,7682,959
2001 Q49,98309,9833,215
2002 Q410,114010,114131
2003 Q49,91509,915-199
2004 Q49,83409,834-81
2005 Q49,75109,751-83
2006 Q49,64709,647-104
2007 Q49,5061079,613-34
2008 Q39,3041349,438-175
2008 Q49,2241619,385-53
2009 Q19,2061629,368-17
2009 Q29,3031779,480112
2009 Q310,68818310,8711,391
2009 Q414,01423214,2463,375
2010 Q115,95636416,3202,074
2010 Q217,52941317,9421,622
2010 Q318,62554719,1721,230
2010 Q419,67858620,2641,092
2011 Q120,59281221,4041,140
2011 Q221,68683422,5201,116
2011 Q322,36753922,906386
2011 Q422,08957822,667-239
2012 Q123,11652323,639972
2012 Q224,21741324,630991
2012 Q324,10850024,608-22
2012 Q424,04942824,477-131
2013 Q123,97648724,463-14
2013 Q223,95043824,388-75
2013 Q323,78443224,216-172
2013 Q423,52745423,981-235
2014 Q123,17449223,666-315
2014 Q222,87049123,361-305
2014 Q324,95655325,5092,148
2014 Q424,35760924,966-543
2015 Q124,55066925,219253
2015 Q223,68874424,432-787
2015 Q323,37479924,173-259
2015 Q422,97487723,851-322
2016 Q122,70996823,677-174
2016 Q222,3011,01923,320-357
2016 Q321,8781,06922,947-373
2016 Q421,6731,14522,818-129
2017 Q121,1421,19922,341-477
2017 Q220,7391,24521,984-357
2017 Q320,4821,22621,708-276
2017 Q420,0711,29921,370-338
2018 Q119,6141,32420,938-432
2018 Q219,2471,33920,586-352
2018 Q318,9671,37020,337-249
2018 Q418,7421,44420,186-151
2019 Q118,7301,43120,161-25
2019 Q218,6461,46220,108-53
2019 Q318,2831,54519,828-280
2019 Q417,8701,56319,433-395
2020 Q117,9101,60719,51784
2020 Q217,8171,61819,435-82
2020 Q317,8201,66119,48146
2020 Q417,4531,70019,153-328
2021 Q117,2341,74918,983-170
2021 Q217,2121,75118,963-20
2021 Q317,0011,76018,761-202
2021 Q416,8971,76718,664-97
2022 Q116,6441,77718,421-243
2022 Q216,4711,79118,262-159
2022 Q316,3151,80918,124-138
2022 Q416,0911,86417,955-169
2023 Q115,8491,88717,736-219
2023 Q215,6161,93217,548-188
2023 Q315,3171,98217,299-249
2023 Q415,1232,05517,178-121
2024 Q114,7122,13316,845-333
2024 Q214,4442,17516,619-226
2024 Q314,1102,24016,350-269
2024 Q413,8052,26716,072-278
2025 Q113,4632,29115,754-318
2025 Q213,1572,32215,479-275

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.