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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE ARE LEFT?

There are 2,843 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 2,868 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE was highest during 2004 Q4 (46,986). The number taxed topped out in 2004 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2020 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 41,275 (88%) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE have been scrapped or exported.

During 2025 Q2 the number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE that were off the road (SORN) exceeded the number that were licensed for the first time. This could indicate the owners are reluctant to sell or scrap their car as they view them as a potential future classic.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE has fallen by 23,339. Licensed models have fallen by 24,154 and the SORNed total has increased by 815.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 6,573 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE models. Taxed models have declined by 6,115 and the SORNed total has fallen by 458.

50% of the remaining 5,711 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SE ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1996 Q45,48905,4895,489
1997 Q45,49605,4967
1998 Q411,630011,6306,134
1999 Q418,682018,6827,052
2000 Q427,448027,4488,766
2001 Q437,104037,1049,656
2002 Q444,591044,5917,487
2003 Q446,492046,4921,901
2004 Q446,986046,986494
2005 Q446,884046,884-102
2006 Q446,154046,154-730
2007 Q445,48653846,024-130
2008 Q344,79663645,432-592
2008 Q444,50571345,218-214
2009 Q144,24477445,018-200
2009 Q243,82081344,633-385
2009 Q343,22381744,040-593
2009 Q442,71684043,556-484
2010 Q142,12686942,995-561
2010 Q241,78289542,677-318
2010 Q341,36697842,344-333
2010 Q440,7411,11841,859-485
2011 Q140,2821,19841,480-379
2011 Q239,7861,14840,934-546
2011 Q339,1841,22140,405-529
2011 Q438,5291,29639,825-580
2012 Q137,9081,31039,218-607
2012 Q237,3391,26838,607-611
2012 Q336,5441,31837,862-745
2012 Q435,9391,27637,215-647
2013 Q135,1061,36636,472-743
2013 Q234,3751,38535,760-712
2013 Q333,4131,43634,849-911
2013 Q432,5621,61134,173-676
2014 Q131,7821,62733,409-764
2014 Q231,1171,51432,631-778
2014 Q330,2021,60831,810-821
2014 Q428,9431,75930,702-1,108
2015 Q127,9501,92829,878-824
2015 Q226,9972,05329,050-828
2015 Q325,9052,23428,139-911
2015 Q424,9112,45327,364-775
2016 Q123,9862,74026,726-638
2016 Q222,7922,76325,555-1,171
2016 Q321,6132,91324,526-1,029
2016 Q420,8783,01823,896-630
2017 Q119,7173,10422,821-1,075
2017 Q218,6863,10021,786-1,035
2017 Q317,7363,08420,820-966
2017 Q416,7553,12719,882-938
2018 Q115,6783,15218,830-1,052
2018 Q214,6393,16917,808-1,022
2018 Q313,7713,14016,911-897
2018 Q412,9953,19016,185-726
2019 Q112,1613,18415,345-840
2019 Q211,4323,20014,632-713
2019 Q310,6963,21713,913-719
2019 Q410,0703,22913,299-614
2020 Q19,4793,31912,798-501
2020 Q28,9583,32612,284-514
2020 Q38,4163,34911,765-519
2020 Q47,8633,35811,221-544
2021 Q17,3413,35710,698-523
2021 Q26,8673,29010,157-541
2021 Q36,3943,2489,642-515
2021 Q46,0093,2209,229-413
2022 Q15,6813,1908,871-358
2022 Q25,4193,1458,564-307
2022 Q35,0853,1528,237-327
2022 Q44,8253,1727,997-240
2023 Q14,5923,1407,732-265
2023 Q24,3923,1087,500-232
2023 Q34,1313,1157,246-254
2023 Q43,9023,1567,058-188
2024 Q13,7233,1446,867-191
2024 Q23,5483,1546,702-165
2024 Q33,3413,1066,447-255
2024 Q43,1543,0006,154-293
2025 Q12,9872,8805,867-287
2025 Q22,8432,8685,711-156

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.