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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF ARE LEFT?

There are 974,927 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 128,366 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF was highest during 2019 Q3 (1,173,319). The number taxed topped out in 2018 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 70,026 (6%) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN GOLF has gained 17,210. Licensed models have fallen by 57,544 and the SORNed total has increased by 74,754.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 61,692 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF models. Taxed models have declined by 84,137 and the SORNed total has increased by 22,445.

88% of the surviving 1,103,293 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q4473,1080473,108473,108
1995 Q4490,2660490,26617,158
1996 Q4526,8740526,87436,608
1997 Q4545,3250545,32518,451
1998 Q4560,3430560,34315,018
1999 Q4601,0690601,06940,726
2000 Q4635,4930635,49334,424
2001 Q4674,6020674,60239,109
2002 Q4714,6770714,67740,075
2003 Q4734,6900734,69020,013
2004 Q4763,1280763,12828,438
2005 Q4793,5290793,52930,401
2006 Q4810,9960810,99617,467
2007 Q4840,80036,910877,71066,714
2008 Q3864,71535,276899,99122,281
2008 Q4865,30838,178903,4863,495
2009 Q1869,30338,780908,0834,597
2009 Q2874,03037,417911,4473,364
2009 Q3878,65936,147914,8063,359
2009 Q4880,21738,171918,3883,582
2010 Q1884,25938,588922,8474,459
2010 Q2893,04537,142930,1877,340
2010 Q3898,03236,995935,0274,840
2010 Q4898,56839,928938,4963,469
2011 Q1906,25441,190947,4448,948
2011 Q2913,51240,479953,9916,547
2011 Q3919,19039,511958,7014,710
2011 Q4918,49242,429960,9212,220
2012 Q1927,46442,392969,8568,935
2012 Q2936,70639,876976,5826,726
2012 Q3940,98738,452979,4392,857
2012 Q4940,21141,563981,7742,335
2013 Q1944,73642,414987,1505,376
2013 Q2955,21640,189995,4058,255
2013 Q3961,99338,7941,000,7875,382
2013 Q4961,45946,8711,008,3307,543
2014 Q1968,70046,5541,015,2546,924
2014 Q2982,35843,8211,026,17910,925
2014 Q31,024,15745,6471,069,80443,625
2014 Q41,015,92850,4751,066,403-3,401
2015 Q11,025,11952,3131,077,43211,029
2015 Q21,032,47153,6121,086,0838,651
2015 Q31,038,01456,3581,094,3728,289
2015 Q41,036,92962,4781,099,4075,035
2016 Q11,044,29066,2571,110,54711,140
2016 Q21,049,90666,5341,116,4405,893
2016 Q31,052,27369,3851,121,6585,218
2016 Q41,056,36475,1761,131,5409,882
2017 Q11,060,34176,6341,136,9755,435
2017 Q21,063,74078,7461,142,4865,511
2017 Q31,067,81581,1061,148,9216,435
2017 Q41,065,80585,7221,151,5272,606
2018 Q11,071,82685,9801,157,8066,279
2018 Q21,077,38286,1821,163,5645,758
2018 Q31,076,46687,6641,164,130566
2018 Q41,069,99693,0011,162,997-1,133
2019 Q11,071,77392,8661,164,6391,642
2019 Q21,074,35694,4821,168,8384,199
2019 Q31,076,52596,7941,173,3194,481
2019 Q41,070,670102,0761,172,746-573
2020 Q11,063,050106,8631,169,913-2,833
2020 Q21,059,064105,9211,164,985-4,928
2020 Q31,060,901105,9911,166,8921,907
2020 Q41,054,519111,1321,165,651-1,241
2021 Q11,049,691112,2431,161,934-3,717
2021 Q21,053,664110,0461,163,7101,776
2021 Q31,046,009109,9271,155,936-7,774
2021 Q41,035,952113,3781,149,330-6,606
2022 Q11,029,829112,6871,142,516-6,814
2022 Q21,027,934111,2681,139,202-3,314
2022 Q31,022,082112,5531,134,635-4,567
2022 Q41,018,234116,4601,134,69459
2023 Q11,009,965116,5031,126,468-8,226
2023 Q21,008,352116,3911,124,743-1,725
2023 Q31,002,368118,9961,121,364-3,379
2023 Q4996,508124,1461,120,654-710
2024 Q1993,048125,3931,118,441-2,213
2024 Q2992,687125,0261,117,713-728
2024 Q3989,481126,2641,115,745-1,968
2024 Q4980,349128,1651,108,514-7,231
2025 Q1978,469129,3001,107,769-745
2025 Q2974,927128,3661,103,293-4,476

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.