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

113still registered

Volkswagen Kombi buses and coaches still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 2 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 160 (1994 Q4) - 70.6% of that peak survives.

38 of the survivors (33.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

70.6% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 160

Declared off-road (SORN)38 · 33.6%

Derivatives

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

Volkswagen Kombi cars57still reg.Volkswagen Kombi vans286still reg.Volkswagen Kombi motorcycles1still reg.

By year

All 113 surviving Volkswagen Kombi buses and coaches, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 106 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1952 → 1982
20100
19521982
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On the road over time

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

160
19942026: 113
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Volkswagen Kombi 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

1101cc to 1200cc3 buses and coaches · 2.7%
1201cc to 1300cc1 buses and coaches · 0.9%
1301cc to 1400cc1 buses and coaches · 0.9%
1401cc to 1500cc4 buses and coaches · 3.6%
1501cc to 1600cc50 buses and coaches · 45.4%
1601cc to 1700cc31 buses and coaches · 28.1%
1701cc to 1800cc2 buses and coaches · 1.8%
1801cc to 1900cc3 buses and coaches · 2.7%
1901cc to 2000cc7 buses and coaches · 6.3%
2001cc to 2100cc6 buses and coaches · 5.4%
2401cc to 2500cc1 buses and coaches · 0.9%
2901cc to 3000cc1 buses and coaches · 0.9%

Fuel

Petrol110 · 97.3%
Battery Electric2 · 1.7%
Diesel1 · 0.8%

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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.