Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Numbers recorded on the last day of each quarter. SORN from 2007 Q4.
Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland up to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

Licensed SORN
Quarter Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2024 3.6M 3.6M 369k 367k
2023 3.5M 3.6M 3.6M 3.6M 339k 337k 345k 365k
2022 3.5M 3.5M 3.5M 3.5M 326k 319k 324k 340k
2021 3.5M 3.5M 3.5M 3.5M 326k 314k 314k 328k
2020 3.4M 3.4M 3.4M 3.4M 317k 310k 306k 323k
2019 3.4M 3.4M 3.4M 3.4M 268k 271k 278k 296k
2018 3.3M 3.3M 3.4M 3.4M 248k 244k 250k 268k
2017 3.2M 3.3M 3.3M 3.3M 220k 224k 231k 248k
2016 3.1M 3.2M 3.2M 3.2M 191k 189k 197k 216k
2015 3.0M 3.1M 3.1M 3.1M 151k 153k 162k 182k
2014 2.8M 2.9M 3.0M 3.0M 133k 123k 130k 148k
2013 2.7M 2.7M 2.8M 2.8M 121k 114k 111k 137k
2012 2.6M 2.6M 2.7M 2.7M 119k 110k 107k 120k
2011 2.5M 2.5M 2.6M 2.6M 114k 109k 108k 121k
2010 2.4M 2.5M 2.5M 2.5M 106k 100k 101k 112k
2009 2.4M 2.4M 2.4M 2.4M 106k 99k 97k 105k
2008 2.4M 2.4M 95k 106k
2007 2.3M 100k
2006 2.2M
2005 2.1M
2004 2.0M
2003 1.9M
2002 1.8M
2001 1.7M
2000 1.6M
1999 1.5M
1998 1.4M
1997 1.3M
1996 1.3M
1995 1.2M
1994 1.2M
Quarter Licensed SORN
2024 Q2 3.6M 367k
2024 Q1 3.6M 369k
2023 Q4 3.6M 365k
2023 Q3 3.6M 345k
2023 Q2 3.6M 337k
2023 Q1 3.5M 339k
2022 Q4 3.5M 340k
2022 Q3 3.5M 324k
2022 Q2 3.5M 319k
2022 Q1 3.5M 326k
2021 Q4 3.5M 328k
2021 Q3 3.5M 314k
2021 Q2 3.5M 314k
2021 Q1 3.5M 326k
2020 Q4 3.4M 323k
2020 Q3 3.4M 306k
2020 Q2 3.4M 310k
2020 Q1 3.4M 317k
2019 Q4 3.4M 296k
2019 Q3 3.4M 278k
2019 Q2 3.4M 271k
2019 Q1 3.4M 268k
2018 Q4 3.4M 268k
2018 Q3 3.4M 250k
2018 Q2 3.3M 244k
2018 Q1 3.3M 248k
2017 Q4 3.3M 248k
2017 Q3 3.3M 231k
2017 Q2 3.3M 224k
2017 Q1 3.2M 220k
2016 Q4 3.2M 216k
2016 Q3 3.2M 197k
2016 Q2 3.2M 189k
2016 Q1 3.1M 191k
2015 Q4 3.1M 182k
2015 Q3 3.1M 162k
2015 Q2 3.1M 153k
2015 Q1 3.0M 151k
2014 Q4 3.0M 148k
2014 Q3 3.0M 130k
2014 Q2 2.9M 123k
2014 Q1 2.8M 133k
2013 Q4 2.8M 137k
2013 Q3 2.8M 111k
2013 Q2 2.7M 114k
2013 Q1 2.7M 121k
2012 Q4 2.7M 120k
2012 Q3 2.7M 107k
2012 Q2 2.6M 110k
2012 Q1 2.6M 119k
2011 Q4 2.6M 121k
2011 Q3 2.6M 108k
2011 Q2 2.5M 109k
2011 Q1 2.5M 114k
2010 Q4 2.5M 112k
2010 Q3 2.5M 101k
2010 Q2 2.5M 100k
2010 Q1 2.4M 106k
2009 Q4 2.4M 105k
2009 Q3 2.4M 97k
2009 Q2 2.4M 99k
2009 Q1 2.4M 106k
2008 Q4 2.4M 106k
2008 Q3 2.4M 95k
2007 Q4 2.3M 100k
2006 Q4 2.2M
2005 Q4 2.1M
2004 Q4 2.0M
2003 Q4 1.9M
2002 Q4 1.8M
2001 Q4 1.7M
2000 Q4 1.6M
1999 Q4 1.5M
1998 Q4 1.4M
1997 Q4 1.3M
1996 Q4 1.3M
1995 Q4 1.2M
1994 Q4 1.2M

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

2021 2022 2023 ?
Licensed 175k 155k 192k 15k
SORN 903 969 1.4k 13k
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Licensed 170k 181k 201k 226k 242k 231k 232k 230k 229k 171k
SORN 7.8k 6.3k 5.1k 4.4k 3.6k 2.8k 2.5k 2.1k 1.7k 1.0k
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Licensed 24k 35k 47k 53k 68k 92k 120k 126k 129k 154k
SORN 22k 24k 21k 21k 21k 20k 19k 14k 10k 8.7k
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Licensed 2.7k 1.9k 1.6k 2.5k 3.1k 4.0k 4.7k 6.3k 9.5k 15k
SORN 6.9k 4.0k 3.1k 4.1k 5.3k 7.2k 8.6k 9.3k 14k 19k
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Licensed 976 1.5k 1.2k 1.0k 1.2k 1.5k 1.5k 1.8k 2.6k 3.0k
SORN 1.2k 2.0k 4.6k 2.5k 2.6k 3.0k 3.4k 4.6k 6.5k 7.8k
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 1.4k 3.2k 1.1k 981 1.4k 1.1k 1.1k 1.5k 1.8k 943
SORN 615 1.9k 471 610 943 527 591 787 1.1k 848
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Licensed 254 260 367 498 634 790 820 575 743 1.0k
SORN 121 116 147 167 257 312 352 229 331 521
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Licensed 26 31 38 85 101 163 181 200 215 257
SORN 19 28 21 46 49 95 74 75 100 90
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Licensed 1 4 18 15 2 0 3 1 5 15
SORN 1 4 7 12 2 1 4 1 9 14
1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
Licensed 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
SORN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930
Licensed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SORN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1919 1920
Licensed 0 0
SORN 1 0
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 15k 13k
2023 192k 1.4k
2022 155k 969
2021 175k 903
2020 171k 1.0k
2019 229k 1.7k
2018 230k 2.1k
2017 232k 2.5k
2016 231k 2.8k
2015 242k 3.6k
2014 226k 4.4k
2013 201k 5.1k
2012 181k 6.3k
2011 170k 7.8k
2010 154k 8.7k
2009 129k 10k
2008 126k 14k
2007 120k 19k
2006 92k 20k
2005 68k 21k
2004 53k 21k
2003 47k 21k
2002 35k 24k
2001 24k 22k
2000 15k 19k
1999 9.5k 14k
1998 6.3k 9.3k
1997 4.7k 8.6k
1996 4.0k 7.2k
1995 3.1k 5.3k
1994 2.5k 4.1k
1993 1.6k 3.1k
1992 1.9k 4.0k
1991 2.7k 6.9k
1990 3.0k 7.8k
1989 2.6k 6.5k
1988 1.8k 4.6k
1987 1.5k 3.4k
1986 1.5k 3.0k
1985 1.2k 2.6k
1984 1.0k 2.5k
1983 1.2k 4.6k
1982 1.5k 2.0k
1981 976 1.2k
1980 943 848
1979 1.8k 1.1k
1978 1.5k 787
1977 1.1k 591
1976 1.1k 527
1975 1.4k 943
1974 981 610
1973 1.1k 471
1972 3.2k 1.9k
1971 1.4k 615
1970 1.0k 521
1969 743 331
1968 575 229
1967 820 352
1966 790 312
1965 634 257
1964 498 167
1963 367 147
1962 260 116
1961 254 121
1960 257 90
1959 215 100
1958 200 75
1957 181 74
1956 163 95
1955 101 49
1954 85 46
1953 38 21
1952 31 28
1951 26 19
1950 15 14
1949 5 9
1948 1 1
1947 3 4
1946 0 1
1945 2 2
1944 15 12
1943 18 7
1942 4 4
1941 1 1
1940 0 1
1939 0 0
1938 0 0
1937 0 0
1936 0 0
1935 1 0
1934 0 0
1933 0 0
1932 0 0
1931 0 1
1930 0 0
1929 0 0
1928 0 0
1927 0 0
1926 0 0
1925 0 0
1924 0 0
1923 0 0
1922 0 0
1921 0 0
1920 0 0
1919 0 1

This table records the year of registration, not the actual age of the vehicle. More info.
Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

2021 2022 2023 ?
Licensed 175k 155k 192k 53k
SORN 899 968 1.4k 27k
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Licensed 166k 177k 199k 226k 241k 231k 231k 230k 229k 171k
SORN 7.5k 5.9k 5.0k 4.3k 3.5k 2.8k 2.5k 2.1k 1.7k 1.0k
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Licensed 23k 34k 46k 52k 66k 89k 117k 123k 126k 151k
SORN 21k 23k 20k 20k 19k 19k 17k 13k 9.7k 8.3k
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Licensed 2.5k 1.7k 1.5k 2.3k 2.9k 3.8k 4.4k 6.0k 9.1k 14k
SORN 6.4k 3.7k 3.0k 3.9k 5.0k 6.8k 8.1k 8.7k 13k 18k
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Licensed 801 1.1k 1.2k 898 1.0k 1.3k 1.3k 1.7k 2.3k 2.6k
SORN 962 1.6k 3.9k 2.2k 2.3k 2.7k 3.1k 4.2k 5.9k 7.0k
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 2.4k 4.1k 3.7k 1.6k 927 594 558 879 1.3k 789
SORN 2.0k 3.1k 2.9k 1.4k 743 350 361 533 851 746
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Licensed 158 176 296 378 469 701 963 799 966 1.6k
SORN 86 102 141 188 248 438 669 655 813 1.3k
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Licensed 0 1 16 56 79 73 58 77 104 138
SORN 1 0 8 27 35 31 32 40 43 65
1947 1948 1949 1950
Licensed 2 2 0 2
SORN 1 0 0 1
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 53k 27k
2023 192k 1.4k
2022 155k 968
2021 175k 899
2020 171k 1.0k
2019 229k 1.7k
2018 230k 2.1k
2017 231k 2.5k
2016 231k 2.8k
2015 241k 3.5k
2014 226k 4.3k
2013 199k 5.0k
2012 177k 5.9k
2011 166k 7.5k
2010 151k 8.3k
2009 126k 9.7k
2008 123k 13k
2007 117k 17k
2006 89k 19k
2005 66k 19k
2004 52k 20k
2003 46k 20k
2002 34k 23k
2001 23k 21k
2000 14k 18k
1999 9.1k 13k
1998 6.0k 8.7k
1997 4.4k 8.1k
1996 3.8k 6.8k
1995 2.9k 5.0k
1994 2.3k 3.9k
1993 1.5k 3.0k
1992 1.7k 3.7k
1991 2.5k 6.4k
1990 2.6k 7.0k
1989 2.3k 5.9k
1988 1.7k 4.2k
1987 1.3k 3.1k
1986 1.3k 2.7k
1985 1.0k 2.3k
1984 898 2.2k
1983 1.2k 3.9k
1982 1.1k 1.6k
1981 801 962
1980 789 746
1979 1.3k 851
1978 879 533
1977 558 361
1976 594 350
1975 927 743
1974 1.6k 1.4k
1973 3.7k 2.9k
1972 4.1k 3.1k
1971 2.4k 2.0k
1970 1.6k 1.3k
1969 966 813
1968 799 655
1967 963 669
1966 701 438
1965 469 248
1964 378 188
1963 296 141
1962 176 102
1961 158 86
1960 138 65
1959 104 43
1958 77 40
1957 58 32
1956 73 31
1955 79 35
1954 56 27
1953 16 8
1952 1 0
1951 0 1
1950 2 1
1949 0 0
1948 2 0
1947 2 1

Vehicles registered for the first time, annually

Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
204k 212k 200k 202k 207k 215k 224k 204k 181k 198k 209k 212k 228k 254k 271k 256k 253k 248k 246k 183k 185k 164k 203k 105k
Year Registrations
2024 105k
2023 203k
2022 164k
2021 185k
2020 183k
2019 246k
2018 248k
2017 253k
2016 256k
2015 271k
2014 254k
2013 228k
2012 212k
2011 209k
2010 198k
2009 181k
2008 204k
2007 224k
2006 215k
2005 207k
2004 202k
2003 200k
2002 212k
2001 204k

Vehicles licensed or SORN in 2023 Q4, by fuel type and engine capacity

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

Capacity Licensed SORN
Petrol Diesel Other Petrol Diesel Other
Unknown 419 6 73k 165 4 435
51cc to 125cc 1
Up to 100cc 13 8 5 7 1 5
101cc to 200cc 27 22 5 9
201cc to 300cc 4 2 1 2
501cc to 600cc 4 1
601cc to 700cc 1
701cc to 800cc 1 1
801cc to 900cc 43 6 80 2 7
901cc to 1000cc 464k 3 1.6k 6.6k 6 5
1001cc to 1100cc 1.6k 6 4.4k 3 2
1101cc to 1200cc 304k 15k 21 18k 589 4
1201cc to 1300cc 8.0k 13 1 9.2k 11 2
1301cc to 1400cc 323k 143 31k 26k 46 366
1401cc to 1500cc 273k 27k 18k 6.0k 3.1k 96
1501cc to 1600cc 70k 324k 28 25k 13k 25
1601cc to 1700cc 19k 14k 10 10k 2.2k 11
1701cc to 1800cc 21k 811 13 28k 809 28
1801cc to 1900cc 3.2k 185k 20 5.4k 73k 14
1901cc to 2000cc 155k 1.1M 274 26k 54k 205
2001cc to 2100cc 12k 12k 14 3.9k 5.3k 16
2101cc to 2200cc 940 11 46 971 8 44
2201cc to 2300cc 115 11 12 159 3 8
2301cc to 2400cc 1.9k 6.7k 6 1.8k 4.6k 5
2401cc to 2500cc 988 70k 68 796 21k 56
2501cc to 2600cc 108 507 5 64 211 7
2601cc to 2700cc 12 114 9 131
2701cc to 2800cc 2.0k 898 14 4.1k 802 23
2801cc to 2900cc 691 8 1 1.9k 11 4
2901cc to 3000cc 1.1k 49k 345 56 2.1k 18
3001cc to 3100cc 13 13 13 3 1
3101cc to 3200cc 1.7k 27 835 2 27
3201cc to 3300cc 3.7k 4 6 1.6k 2 2
3301cc to 3400cc 2 2 2
3401cc to 3500cc 2 1 1 1
3501cc to 3600cc 343 32 74 5
3601cc to 3700cc 58 1 14
3701cc to 3800cc 1
3801cc to 3900cc 1
3901cc to 4000cc 68 1 1 104 3
4001cc to 4100cc 13 1 13 1
4101cc to 4200cc 48 96 4 43 10
4201cc to 4300cc 3 5
4301cc to 4400cc 1 2
4401cc to 4500cc 1
4501cc to 4600cc 1 2
4901cc to 5000cc 1 493 1 379
5001cc to 5100cc 3 2 1
5701cc to 5800cc 4
5901cc to 6000cc 16 1 27
6001cc to 6100cc 1 1
6101cc to 6200cc 1
6601cc to 6700cc 1
6801cc to 6900cc 2
6901cc to 7000cc 1
7101cc to 7200cc 1
7301cc to 7400cc 1
7401cc to 7500cc 1
7901cc to 8000cc 1 1 1
8901cc to 9000cc 1
9901cc to 10000cc 25 4 18 8
10901cc to 11000cc 1
11301cc to 11400cc 2 1
12001cc to 12100cc 1
13001cc to 13100cc 1 2
13801cc to 13900cc 1
13901cc to 14000cc 1 1
14901cc to 15000cc 1
Over 15000cc 27 28 9 8 1
Capacity Licensed SORN
Unknown Petrol 419 165
Diesel 6 4
Other 73k 435
51cc to 125cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
Up to 100cc Petrol 13 7
Diesel 8 1
Other 5 5
101cc to 200cc Petrol 27 5
Diesel 22 9
Other
201cc to 300cc Petrol 4 1
Diesel 2 2
Other
501cc to 600cc Petrol 4
Diesel 1
Other
601cc to 700cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
701cc to 800cc Petrol 1 1
Diesel
Other
801cc to 900cc Petrol 43 80
Diesel 2
Other 6 7
901cc to 1000cc Petrol 464k 6.6k
Diesel 3 6
Other 1.6k 5
1001cc to 1100cc Petrol 1.6k 4.4k
Diesel 6 3
Other 2
1101cc to 1200cc Petrol 304k 18k
Diesel 15k 589
Other 21 4
1201cc to 1300cc Petrol 8.0k 9.2k
Diesel 13 11
Other 1 2
1301cc to 1400cc Petrol 323k 26k
Diesel 143 46
Other 31k 366
1401cc to 1500cc Petrol 273k 6.0k
Diesel 27k 3.1k
Other 18k 96
1501cc to 1600cc Petrol 70k 25k
Diesel 324k 13k
Other 28 25
1601cc to 1700cc Petrol 19k 10k
Diesel 14k 2.2k
Other 10 11
1701cc to 1800cc Petrol 21k 28k
Diesel 811 809
Other 13 28
1801cc to 1900cc Petrol 3.2k 5.4k
Diesel 185k 73k
Other 20 14
1901cc to 2000cc Petrol 155k 26k
Diesel 1.1M 54k
Other 274 205
2001cc to 2100cc Petrol 12k 3.9k
Diesel 12k 5.3k
Other 14 16
2101cc to 2200cc Petrol 940 971
Diesel 11 8
Other 46 44
2201cc to 2300cc Petrol 115 159
Diesel 11 3
Other 12 8
2301cc to 2400cc Petrol 1.9k 1.8k
Diesel 6.7k 4.6k
Other 6 5
2401cc to 2500cc Petrol 988 796
Diesel 70k 21k
Other 68 56
2501cc to 2600cc Petrol 108 64
Diesel 507 211
Other 5 7
2601cc to 2700cc Petrol 12 9
Diesel 114 131
Other
2701cc to 2800cc Petrol 2.0k 4.1k
Diesel 898 802
Other 14 23
2801cc to 2900cc Petrol 691 1.9k
Diesel 8 11
Other 1 4
2901cc to 3000cc Petrol 1.1k 56
Diesel 49k 2.1k
Other 345 18
3001cc to 3100cc Petrol 13 13
Diesel 13 3
Other 1
3101cc to 3200cc Petrol 1.7k 835
Diesel 2
Other 27 27
3201cc to 3300cc Petrol 3.7k 1.6k
Diesel 4 2
Other 6 2
3301cc to 3400cc Petrol 2 2
Diesel 2
Other
3401cc to 3500cc Petrol 2 1
Diesel 1 1
Other
3501cc to 3600cc Petrol 343 74
Diesel 32 5
Other
3601cc to 3700cc Petrol 58 14
Diesel 1
Other
3701cc to 3800cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
3801cc to 3900cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
3901cc to 4000cc Petrol 68 104
Diesel 1
Other 1 3
4001cc to 4100cc Petrol 13 13
Diesel 1 1
Other
4101cc to 4200cc Petrol 48 43
Diesel 96 10
Other 4
4201cc to 4300cc Petrol 3 5
Diesel
Other
4301cc to 4400cc Petrol 1
Diesel 2
Other
4401cc to 4500cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
4501cc to 4600cc Petrol 1 2
Diesel
Other
4901cc to 5000cc Petrol 1 1
Diesel 493 379
Other
5001cc to 5100cc Petrol 2
Diesel 3 1
Other
5701cc to 5800cc Petrol 4
Diesel
Other
5901cc to 6000cc Petrol 16 27
Diesel 1
Other
6001cc to 6100cc Petrol 1 1
Diesel
Other
6101cc to 6200cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
6601cc to 6700cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
6801cc to 6900cc Petrol
Diesel 2
Other
6901cc to 7000cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
7101cc to 7200cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
7301cc to 7400cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
7401cc to 7500cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
7901cc to 8000cc Petrol 1
Diesel 1 1
Other
8901cc to 9000cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
9901cc to 10000cc Petrol 25 18
Diesel 4 8
Other
10901cc to 11000cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
11301cc to 11400cc Petrol 2 1
Diesel
Other
12001cc to 12100cc Petrol
Diesel 1
Other
13001cc to 13100cc Petrol 1 2
Diesel
Other
13801cc to 13900cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
13901cc to 14000cc Petrol 1 1
Diesel
Other
14901cc to 15000cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
Over 15000cc Petrol 27 9
Diesel 28 8
Other 1