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HOW MANY VOLVO V50 R DESIGN D5 ARE LEFT?

There are 24 VOLVO V50 R DESIGN D5 left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 2 VOLVO V50 R DESIGN D5 that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VOLVO V50 R DESIGN D5 was highest during 2014 Q4 (35). The number taxed topped out in 2014 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 9 (26%) VOLVO V50 R DESIGN D5 have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of VOLVO V50 R DESIGN D5 has fallen by 7. Licensed models have fallen by 9 and the SORNed total has increased by 2.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 4 VOLVO V50 R DESIGN D5 models. Taxed models have declined by 6 and the SORNed total has increased by 2.

92% of the surviving 26 VOLVO V50 R DESIGN D5 in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY VOLVO V50 R DESIGN D5 ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2009 Q22022
2009 Q31201210
2009 Q42302311
2010 Q13303310
2010 Q2321330
2010 Q332032-1
2010 Q4330331
2011 Q1330330
2011 Q2330330
2011 Q3330330
2011 Q4340341
2012 Q1340340
2012 Q2340340
2012 Q3340340
2012 Q4331340
2013 Q1331340
2013 Q233033-1
2013 Q3331341
2013 Q433033-1
2014 Q1350352
2014 Q233033-2
2014 Q3350352
2014 Q4350350
2015 Q134034-1
2015 Q233033-1
2015 Q3331341
2015 Q4340340
2016 Q133033-1
2016 Q2330330
2016 Q3340341
2016 Q4340340
2017 Q1331340
2017 Q233033-1
2017 Q331031-2
2017 Q430030-1
2018 Q129029-1
2018 Q2310312
2018 Q3310310
2018 Q430030-1
2019 Q1310311
2019 Q2320321
2019 Q3320320
2019 Q430030-2
2020 Q1291300
2020 Q2300300
2020 Q3310311
2020 Q4310310
2021 Q1310310
2021 Q2310310
2021 Q3301310
2021 Q426127-4
2022 Q1291303
2022 Q2301311
2022 Q329130-1
2022 Q4292311
2023 Q129130-1
2023 Q228028-2
2023 Q3271280
2023 Q4280280
2024 Q1280280
2024 Q2290291
2024 Q3290290
2024 Q427027-2
2025 Q1271281
2025 Q224226-2

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.