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HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN UP BY BEATS ARE LEFT?

There are 4,660 VOLKSWAGEN UP BY BEATS left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 37 VOLKSWAGEN UP BY BEATS that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLKSWAGEN UP BY BEATS in the UK was highest during 2021 Q3 (4,741). The number of taxed VOLKSWAGEN UP BY BEATS topped out in 2021 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2020 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 44 (1%) VOLKSWAGEN UP BY BEATS have been scrapped or exported.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 37 VOLKSWAGEN UP BY BEATS models. Taxed models have grown by 40 and the SORNed total has fallen by 3.

99% of the surviving 4,697 VOLKSWAGEN UP BY BEATS in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLKSWAGEN UP BY BEATS ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2016 Q35030503503
2016 Q48032805302
2017 Q11,89761,9031,098
2017 Q22,20942,213310
2017 Q32,621292,650437
2017 Q42,914192,933283
2018 Q13,18073,187254
2018 Q23,42483,432245
2018 Q33,686143,700268
2018 Q43,859133,872172
2019 Q14,073134,086214
2019 Q24,194204,214128
2019 Q34,352154,367153
2019 Q44,530314,561194
2020 Q14,620404,66099
2020 Q24,646564,70242
2020 Q34,641214,662-40
2020 Q44,683224,70543
2021 Q14,659254,684-21
2021 Q24,672184,6906
2021 Q34,723184,74151
2021 Q44,713174,730-11
2022 Q14,700144,714-16
2022 Q24,690144,704-10
2022 Q34,678144,692-12
2022 Q44,710174,72735
2023 Q14,689154,704-23
2023 Q24,694154,7095
2023 Q34,684244,708-1
2023 Q44,701214,72214
2024 Q14,712234,73513
2024 Q24,705294,734-1
2024 Q34,688314,719-15
2024 Q44,672334,705-14
2025 Q14,660374,697-8

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 18/10/2025.