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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia vans: how many are still registered?

5still registered

Volkswagen Karmann Ghia vans still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 7 (2008 Q3) - 71.4% of that peak survives.

2 of the survivors (40.0%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

71.4% survives 2008 Q3 peak: 7

Declared off-road (SORN)2 · 40.0%

Derivatives

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

Volkswagen Karmann Ghia cars1,348still reg.

By year

All 5 surviving Volkswagen Karmann Ghia vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1980 → 2005
210
19802005
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On the road over time

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

6
19942026: 6
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 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

1501cc to 1600cc1 vans · 20.0%
1601cc to 1700cc1 vans · 20.0%
1901cc to 2000cc1 vans · 20.0%
2301cc to 2400cc1 vans · 20.0%
2401cc to 2500cc1 vans · 20.0%

Fuel

Diesel4 · 80.0%
Petrol1 · 20.0%

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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.