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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE AUTO ARE LEFT?

There are 3,594 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE AUTO left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 1,002 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE AUTO that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE AUTO was highest during 2007 Q4 (16,665). The number taxed topped out in 2007 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2021 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 12,069 (72%) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE AUTO have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE AUTO has fallen by 8,738. Licensed models have fallen by 9,281 and the SORNed total has increased by 543.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 3,728 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE AUTO models. Taxed models have declined by 3,728 and the SORNed total has fallen by 0.

78% of the surviving 4,596 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE AUTO in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE AUTO ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1996 Q44720472472
1997 Q46060606134
1998 Q42,27602,2761,670
1999 Q44,79604,7962,520
2000 Q46,71206,7121,916
2001 Q48,86508,8652,153
2002 Q411,311011,3112,446
2003 Q412,130012,130819
2004 Q413,972013,9721,842
2005 Q415,232015,2321,260
2006 Q416,511016,5111,279
2007 Q416,53113416,665154
2008 Q316,42713516,562-103
2008 Q416,39516516,560-2
2009 Q116,39217516,5677
2009 Q216,36015316,513-54
2009 Q316,25216816,420-93
2009 Q416,17116316,334-86
2010 Q116,07517916,254-80
2010 Q216,00816416,172-82
2010 Q315,91418116,095-77
2010 Q415,79621116,007-88
2011 Q115,72120715,928-79
2011 Q215,62122715,848-80
2011 Q315,49226515,757-91
2011 Q415,39326015,653-104
2012 Q115,26328515,548-105
2012 Q215,13628415,420-128
2012 Q314,98226815,250-170
2012 Q414,88128515,166-84
2013 Q114,70928914,998-168
2013 Q214,58627514,861-137
2013 Q314,39331214,705-156
2013 Q414,26432214,586-119
2014 Q113,98539114,376-210
2014 Q213,86733014,197-179
2014 Q313,63135313,984-213
2014 Q413,31038913,699-285
2015 Q113,08243413,516-183
2015 Q212,87545913,334-182
2015 Q312,56051913,079-255
2015 Q412,32957312,902-177
2016 Q112,11563812,753-149
2016 Q211,87363212,505-248
2016 Q311,59366112,254-251
2016 Q411,35772212,079-175
2017 Q111,01574811,763-316
2017 Q210,75277711,529-234
2017 Q310,50476811,272-257
2017 Q410,17180810,979-293
2018 Q19,85882110,679-300
2018 Q29,52582710,352-327
2018 Q39,29281710,109-243
2018 Q49,0438449,887-222
2019 Q18,7308669,596-291
2019 Q28,4778459,322-274
2019 Q38,1928919,083-239
2019 Q47,9279338,860-223
2020 Q17,5991,0008,599-261
2020 Q27,3221,0028,324-275
2020 Q37,0959988,093-231
2020 Q46,8311,0207,851-242
2021 Q16,5611,0487,609-242
2021 Q26,3461,0327,378-231
2021 Q36,0601,0437,103-275
2021 Q45,8781,0136,891-212
2022 Q15,7219916,712-179
2022 Q25,5279856,512-200
2022 Q35,3599696,328-184
2022 Q45,1739806,153-175
2023 Q15,0209846,004-149
2023 Q24,8619825,843-161
2023 Q34,6619965,657-186
2023 Q44,5221,0125,534-123
2024 Q14,3261,0445,370-164
2024 Q24,1731,0385,211-159
2024 Q34,0131,0135,026-185
2024 Q43,8721,0274,899-127
2025 Q13,7171,0244,741-158
2025 Q23,5941,0024,596-145

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.