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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT ARE LEFT?

There are 697 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 564 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT was highest during 2003 Q4 (3,747). The number taxed topped out in 2003 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 2,486 (66%) VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT has fallen by 1,141. Licensed models have fallen by 1,454 and the SORNed total has increased by 313.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 164 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT models. Taxed models have declined by 169 and the SORNed total has increased by 5.

55% of the surviving 1,261 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q42,08102,0812,081
1995 Q41,96701,967-114
1996 Q41,90001,900-67
1997 Q41,82501,825-75
1998 Q41,99701,997172
1999 Q42,53802,538541
2000 Q43,04403,044506
2001 Q43,34003,340296
2002 Q43,67403,674334
2003 Q43,74703,74773
2004 Q43,69903,699-48
2005 Q43,59703,597-102
2006 Q43,55303,553-44
2007 Q43,4101083,518-35
2008 Q33,2791123,391-127
2008 Q43,2331113,344-47
2009 Q13,1871073,294-50
2009 Q23,1371093,246-48
2009 Q33,0671153,182-64
2009 Q43,0141033,117-65
2010 Q12,9431203,063-54
2010 Q22,9241083,032-31
2010 Q32,8681222,990-42
2010 Q42,8101282,938-52
2011 Q12,7551382,893-45
2011 Q22,7301162,846-47
2011 Q32,6551252,780-66
2011 Q42,5861172,703-77
2012 Q12,5161232,639-64
2012 Q22,4591102,569-70
2012 Q32,3711172,488-81
2012 Q42,3011212,422-66
2013 Q12,2151382,353-69
2013 Q22,1791282,307-46
2013 Q32,0961392,235-72
2013 Q42,0551442,199-36
2014 Q12,0021472,149-50
2014 Q21,9711432,114-35
2014 Q32,4311802,611497
2014 Q42,3072002,507-104
2015 Q12,2262202,446-61
2015 Q22,1512512,402-44
2015 Q32,0892512,340-62
2015 Q42,0912752,36626
2016 Q12,0222972,319-47
2016 Q21,9672942,261-58
2016 Q31,8423362,178-83
2016 Q41,7823552,137-41
2017 Q11,6863812,067-70
2017 Q21,6173962,013-54
2017 Q31,5574071,964-49
2017 Q41,4664271,893-71
2018 Q11,3784441,822-71
2018 Q21,2824541,736-86
2018 Q31,2164681,684-52
2018 Q41,1774691,646-38
2019 Q11,1104771,587-59
2019 Q21,0484821,530-57
2019 Q31,0044991,503-27
2019 Q49715211,492-11
2020 Q19085441,452-40
2020 Q28665591,425-27
2020 Q38505461,396-29
2020 Q48155541,369-27
2021 Q17765521,328-41
2021 Q27485551,303-25
2021 Q37245581,282-21
2021 Q47085621,270-12
2022 Q17045641,268-2
2022 Q26655731,238-30
2022 Q36685721,2402
2022 Q46695801,2499
2023 Q16535721,225-24
2023 Q26575731,2305
2023 Q36545761,2300
2023 Q46535831,2366
2024 Q16555831,2382
2024 Q26645901,25416
2024 Q36885761,26410
2024 Q46805721,252-12
2025 Q16825651,247-5
2025 Q26975641,26114

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.