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Volkswagen 800 buses and coaches: how many are still registered?

21still registered

Volkswagen 800 buses and coaches still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 22 (2007 Q4) - 95.4% of that peak survives.

3 of the survivors (14.2%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

95.4% survives 2007 Q4 peak: 22

Declared off-road (SORN)3 · 14.2%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Volkswagen 800 nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is buses and coaches only.

Volkswagen 800 cars12still reg.Volkswagen 800 vans6,936still reg.

By year

All 21 surviving Volkswagen 800 buses and coaches, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1996 → 2002
630
1996199719981999200020012002
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On the road over time

Total Volkswagen 800 buses and coaches registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

22
19962026: 20
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Volkswagen 800 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

1801cc to 1900cc21 buses and coaches · 100%

Fuel

Diesel21 · 100%

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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.