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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF V5 AUTO ARE LEFT?

There are 277 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF V5 AUTO left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 245 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF V5 AUTO that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF V5 AUTO was highest during 2003 Q4 (1,912). The number taxed topped out in 2003 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 1,390 (73%) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF V5 AUTO have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF V5 AUTO has fallen by 827. Licensed models have fallen by 968 and the SORNed total has increased by 141.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 278 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF V5 AUTO models. Taxed models have declined by 296 and the SORNed total has increased by 18.

53% of the surviving 522 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF V5 AUTO in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF V5 AUTO ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1998 Q41401414
1999 Q45020502488
2000 Q48730873371
2001 Q41,17101,171298
2002 Q41,62101,621450
2003 Q41,91201,912291
2004 Q41,91101,911-1
2005 Q41,88901,889-22
2006 Q41,87901,879-10
2007 Q41,848201,868-11
2008 Q31,823221,845-23
2008 Q41,818311,8494
2009 Q11,816261,842-7
2009 Q21,821251,8464
2009 Q31,799301,829-17
2009 Q41,789351,824-5
2010 Q11,773391,812-12
2010 Q21,768331,801-11
2010 Q31,742421,784-17
2010 Q41,712431,755-29
2011 Q11,691551,746-9
2011 Q21,669601,729-17
2011 Q31,641691,710-19
2011 Q41,610761,686-24
2012 Q11,598791,677-9
2012 Q21,570881,658-19
2012 Q31,541891,630-28
2012 Q41,528821,610-20
2013 Q11,490941,584-26
2013 Q21,472791,551-33
2013 Q31,446861,532-19
2013 Q41,416941,510-22
2014 Q11,385981,483-27
2014 Q21,371981,469-14
2014 Q31,344951,439-30
2014 Q41,302981,400-39
2015 Q11,2671011,368-32
2015 Q21,2451041,349-19
2015 Q31,1921191,311-38
2015 Q41,1481261,274-37
2016 Q11,1231391,262-12
2016 Q21,0881591,247-15
2016 Q31,0291711,200-47
2016 Q41,0031901,193-7
2017 Q19671891,156-37
2017 Q29451901,135-21
2017 Q38861991,085-50
2017 Q48692031,072-13
2018 Q18352041,039-33
2018 Q27982051,003-36
2018 Q3760211971-32
2018 Q4726217943-28
2019 Q1711202913-30
2019 Q2677205882-31
2019 Q3651210861-21
2019 Q4614213827-34
2020 Q1590228818-9
2020 Q2573227800-18
2020 Q3560226786-14
2020 Q4547224771-15
2021 Q1531218749-22
2021 Q2511218729-20
2021 Q3484223707-22
2021 Q4468221689-18
2022 Q1450225675-14
2022 Q2436227663-12
2022 Q3416230646-17
2022 Q4395233628-18
2023 Q1384228612-16
2023 Q2360234594-18
2023 Q3349236585-9
2023 Q4336243579-6
2024 Q1329239568-11
2024 Q2321246567-1
2024 Q3307241548-19
2024 Q4294241535-13
2025 Q1291237528-7
2025 Q2277245522-6

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.