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HOW MANY VOLVO S40 S 16V ARE LEFT?

There are 1,569 VOLVO S40 S 16V left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 170 VOLVO S40 S 16V that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLVO S40 S 16V was highest during 2014 Q3 (2,952). The number taxed topped out in 2014 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 1,213 (41%) VOLVO S40 S 16V have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLVO S40 S 16V has fallen by 1,166. Licensed models have fallen by 1,316 and the SORNed total has increased by 150.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 849 VOLVO S40 S 16V models. Taxed models have declined by 928 and the SORNed total has increased by 79.

90% of the surviving 1,739 VOLVO S40 S 16V in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLVO S40 S 16V ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2007 Q44140414414
2008 Q32,69862,7042,290
2008 Q42,78142,78581
2009 Q12,88092,889104
2009 Q22,91372,92031
2009 Q32,92182,9299
2009 Q42,91462,920-9
2010 Q12,91132,914-6
2010 Q22,89772,904-10
2010 Q32,88662,892-12
2010 Q42,87882,886-6
2011 Q12,82182,829-57
2011 Q22,731112,742-87
2011 Q32,82982,83795
2011 Q42,849112,86023
2012 Q12,846122,858-2
2012 Q22,836102,846-12
2012 Q32,835152,8504
2012 Q42,826152,841-9
2013 Q12,821152,836-5
2013 Q22,811222,833-3
2013 Q32,803222,825-8
2013 Q42,797232,820-5
2014 Q12,797152,812-8
2014 Q22,795172,8120
2014 Q32,935172,952140
2014 Q42,905252,930-22
2015 Q12,911252,9366
2015 Q22,885202,905-31
2015 Q32,864242,888-17
2015 Q42,859252,884-4
2016 Q12,849252,874-10
2016 Q22,811322,843-31
2016 Q32,801272,828-15
2016 Q42,808352,84315
2017 Q12,806332,839-4
2017 Q22,795352,830-9
2017 Q32,777432,820-10
2017 Q42,758412,799-21
2018 Q12,749372,786-13
2018 Q22,708492,757-29
2018 Q32,676422,718-39
2018 Q42,648562,704-14
2019 Q12,621582,679-25
2019 Q22,596692,665-14
2019 Q32,589702,659-6
2019 Q42,572762,648-11
2020 Q12,529852,614-34
2020 Q22,497912,588-26
2020 Q32,468942,562-26
2020 Q42,4121152,527-35
2021 Q12,3911142,505-22
2021 Q22,3381092,447-58
2021 Q32,2951162,411-36
2021 Q42,2671172,384-27
2022 Q12,2461112,357-27
2022 Q22,2141082,322-35
2022 Q32,1521142,266-56
2022 Q42,1231142,237-29
2023 Q12,0571202,177-60
2023 Q22,0281302,158-19
2023 Q31,9571402,097-61
2023 Q41,9031382,041-56
2024 Q11,8441531,997-44
2024 Q21,8011551,956-41
2024 Q31,7341671,901-55
2024 Q41,6751701,845-56
2025 Q11,6191651,784-61
2025 Q21,5691701,739-45

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.