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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI S ARE LEFT?

There are 5,011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI S left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 2,748 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI S that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI S was highest during 2008 Q4 (23,339). The number taxed topped out in 2008 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q3.

Since the total peaked, some 15,580 (67%) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI S have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI S has fallen by 14,790. Licensed models have fallen by 17,079 and the SORNed total has increased by 2,289.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 8,027 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI S models. Taxed models have declined by 8,706 and the SORNed total has increased by 679.

65% of the surviving 7,759 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI S in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI S ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2000 Q49509595
2001 Q47530753658
2002 Q44,68004,6803,927
2003 Q45,98205,9821,302
2004 Q49,70509,7053,723
2005 Q414,020014,0204,315
2006 Q417,271017,2713,251
2007 Q419,75530620,0612,790
2008 Q322,44226122,7032,642
2008 Q423,07026923,339636
2009 Q123,03526023,295-44
2009 Q222,87729123,168-127
2009 Q322,82218923,011-157
2009 Q422,77017822,948-63
2010 Q122,64919122,840-108
2010 Q222,54619622,742-98
2010 Q322,42919222,621-121
2010 Q422,29221122,503-118
2011 Q122,23820422,442-61
2011 Q222,09421222,306-136
2011 Q321,98618422,170-136
2011 Q421,81818922,007-163
2012 Q121,76619221,958-49
2012 Q221,66317821,841-117
2012 Q321,57818221,760-81
2012 Q421,44719121,638-122
2013 Q121,38119421,575-63
2013 Q221,29721921,516-59
2013 Q321,17621221,388-128
2013 Q421,06623421,300-88
2014 Q120,89426321,157-143
2014 Q220,80124421,045-112
2014 Q322,96430223,2662,221
2014 Q422,55534222,897-369
2015 Q122,35640422,760-137
2015 Q222,09045922,549-211
2015 Q321,83052522,355-194
2015 Q421,51060222,112-243
2016 Q121,24865621,904-208
2016 Q220,89970421,603-301
2016 Q320,59579821,393-210
2016 Q420,43687621,312-81
2017 Q119,9621,00320,965-347
2017 Q219,6031,06420,667-298
2017 Q319,1381,16320,301-366
2017 Q418,7001,25219,952-349
2018 Q118,1651,31919,484-468
2018 Q217,6301,36018,990-494
2018 Q317,2101,43518,645-345
2018 Q416,8261,51718,343-302
2019 Q116,2761,56817,844-499
2019 Q215,7511,66317,414-430
2019 Q315,2481,75717,005-409
2019 Q414,7981,80416,602-403
2020 Q114,2022,01016,212-390
2020 Q213,7172,06915,786-426
2020 Q313,2712,10715,378-408
2020 Q412,7572,15914,916-462
2021 Q112,2702,26614,536-380
2021 Q211,7922,24614,038-498
2021 Q311,1082,29213,400-638
2021 Q410,5882,35812,946-454
2022 Q110,1382,35512,493-453
2022 Q29,7252,37312,098-395
2022 Q39,2302,42311,653-445
2022 Q48,9422,44211,384-269
2023 Q18,5452,45711,002-382
2023 Q28,1022,53610,638-364
2023 Q37,6672,58910,256-382
2023 Q47,2182,6479,865-391
2024 Q16,7962,7159,511-354
2024 Q26,4392,7229,161-350
2024 Q36,0602,7518,811-350
2024 Q45,6812,7168,397-414
2025 Q15,2982,7388,036-361
2025 Q25,0112,7487,759-277

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.