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Volkswagen 1200 buses and coaches: how many are still registered?

26still registered

Volkswagen 1200 buses and coaches still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 6 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 44 (2003 Q4) - 59.0% of that peak survives.

11 of the survivors (42.3%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

59.0% survives 2003 Q4 peak: 44

Declared off-road (SORN)11 · 42.3%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Volkswagen 1200 nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is buses and coaches only.

Volkswagen 1200 cars931still reg.Volkswagen 1200 vans6,511still reg.Volkswagen 1200 lorries7still reg.

By year

All 26 surviving Volkswagen 1200 buses and coaches, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 10 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 72.2% of the 2014 figure. That is the earliest real count of the same cars: DVLA publishes no production figures, so nothing here is a count of how many were built.

Year built1996 → 2003
840
19961997199819992000200120022003
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On the road over time

Total Volkswagen 1200 buses and coaches registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

44
1997log scale2026: 25
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Volkswagen 1200 buses and coaches split by engine capacity and by fuel, as recorded 2025. Engine sizes are DVLA's own bands and cover only the cars it holds a capacity for.

Engine size

2301cc to 2400cc14 buses and coaches · 53.8%
2401cc to 2500cc12 buses and coaches · 46.1%

Fuel

Diesel24 · 92.3%
Gas2 · 7.6%

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Source: DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (DfT). Counts as of 2025, licensed and SORN vehicles both included. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Survivor counts are national registration figures, not a guarantee any particular car exists or is roadworthy - check a specific reg free.