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

205still registered

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

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 293 (1994 Q4) - 69.9% of that peak survives.

79 of the survivors (38.5%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

69.9% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 293

Declared off-road (SORN)79 · 38.5%

Derivatives

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

Volkswagen Microbus cars36still reg.Volkswagen Microbus vans252still reg.Volkswagen Microbus lorries1still reg.

By year

All 205 surviving Volkswagen Microbus 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 180 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1956 → 1995
30150
19561995
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On the road over time

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

293
19942026: 202
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Volkswagen Microbus 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

1201cc to 1300cc5 buses and coaches · 2.4%
1401cc to 1500cc5 buses and coaches · 2.4%
1501cc to 1600cc74 buses and coaches · 36.4%
1601cc to 1700cc40 buses and coaches · 19.7%
1701cc to 1800cc11 buses and coaches · 5.4%
1801cc to 1900cc3 buses and coaches · 1.4%
1901cc to 2000cc52 buses and coaches · 25.6%
2001cc to 2100cc7 buses and coaches · 3.4%
2501cc to 2600cc2 buses and coaches · 0.9%
Other sizes (4)4 buses and coaches · 1.9%

Fuel

Petrol205 · 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.