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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN POLO SE ARE LEFT?

There are 38,475 VOLKSWAGEN POLO SE left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 1,665 VOLKSWAGEN POLO SE that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN POLO SE was highest during 2018 Q4 (46,293). The number taxed topped out in 2018 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 6,153 (13%) VOLKSWAGEN POLO SE have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLKSWAGEN POLO SE has gained 6,941. Licensed models have increased by 6,165 and the SORNed total has increased by 776.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 4,471 VOLKSWAGEN POLO SE models. Taxed models have declined by 4,505 and the SORNed total has increased by 34.

96% of the surviving 40,140 VOLKSWAGEN POLO SE in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN POLO SE ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1996 Q43,58103,5813,581
1997 Q43,76603,766185
1998 Q43,72603,726-40
1999 Q43,69603,696-30
2000 Q48,54008,5404,844
2001 Q412,551012,5514,011
2002 Q417,070017,0704,519
2003 Q419,687019,6872,617
2004 Q420,440020,440753
2005 Q420,437020,437-3
2006 Q420,204020,204-233
2007 Q419,90825120,159-45
2008 Q319,65925719,916-243
2008 Q419,49833219,830-86
2009 Q119,38533819,723-107
2009 Q219,17735719,534-189
2009 Q318,99132119,312-222
2009 Q418,81833919,157-155
2010 Q118,57736918,946-211
2010 Q218,43839218,830-116
2010 Q318,26440418,668-162
2010 Q418,04043418,474-194
2011 Q117,86544318,308-166
2011 Q217,64646718,113-195
2011 Q317,43847317,911-202
2011 Q417,23550517,740-171
2012 Q117,05949217,551-189
2012 Q216,88549017,375-176
2012 Q316,61050917,119-256
2012 Q416,41150916,920-199
2013 Q116,17854116,719-201
2013 Q215,92656716,493-226
2013 Q315,59356716,160-333
2013 Q415,30062715,927-233
2014 Q115,07062015,690-237
2014 Q215,07357515,648-42
2014 Q319,80961120,4204,772
2014 Q423,85168024,5314,111
2015 Q128,72781029,5375,006
2015 Q232,31088933,1993,662
2015 Q336,1871,06837,2554,056
2015 Q437,5861,15138,7371,482
2016 Q139,8681,21141,0792,342
2016 Q239,7581,24341,001-78
2016 Q339,1871,29240,479-522
2016 Q439,1371,37940,51637
2017 Q138,6121,38639,998-518
2017 Q238,1811,39039,571-427
2017 Q337,4201,45538,875-696
2017 Q437,0041,50338,507-368
2018 Q138,9261,49840,4241,917
2018 Q241,7051,52843,2332,809
2018 Q344,5041,54346,0472,814
2018 Q444,7461,54746,293246
2019 Q144,1271,57145,698-595
2019 Q244,1811,54845,72931
2019 Q343,9901,54045,530-199
2019 Q443,8181,56445,382-148
2020 Q143,2131,62444,837-545
2020 Q242,9801,63144,611-226
2020 Q342,5881,59544,183-428
2020 Q442,2691,63543,904-279
2021 Q141,7381,69343,431-473
2021 Q241,4861,65943,145-286
2021 Q341,0761,66642,742-403
2021 Q440,8151,65242,467-275
2022 Q140,6671,60042,267-200
2022 Q240,4011,57341,974-293
2022 Q340,1701,61041,780-194
2022 Q440,2041,60541,80929
2023 Q140,0261,62141,647-162
2023 Q239,8791,62341,502-145
2023 Q339,6121,64641,258-244
2023 Q439,4981,68241,180-78
2024 Q139,2761,74041,016-164
2024 Q239,1201,72740,847-169
2024 Q338,9351,70440,639-208
2024 Q438,8481,69640,544-95
2025 Q138,6461,68540,331-213
2025 Q238,4751,66540,140-191

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.