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Volkswagen Derby vans: how many are still registered?

56still registered

Volkswagen Derby vans still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 2 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 83 (2004 Q4) - 67.4% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 2.2% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 46 in 2030.

13 of the survivors (23.2%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

67.4% survives 2004 Q4 peak: 83

Declared off-road (SORN)13 · 23.2%
Disappearing per year2.2%
Projected 2030~46

Derivatives

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

Volkswagen Derby cars70still reg.Volkswagen Derby buses and coaches1still reg.

By year

All 56 surviving Volkswagen Derby vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 9 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 86.1% 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 built2003 → 2006
40200
2003200420052006
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On the road over time

Total Volkswagen Derby vans registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

83
1994log scale2026: 53
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Volkswagen Derby vans 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 1900cc22 vans · 39.2%
2401cc to 2500cc34 vans · 60.7%

Fuel

Diesel56 · 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.