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Volkswagen Microbus vans: how many are still registered?

252still registered

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

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 259 (2022 Q1) - 97.2% of that peak survives.

81 of the survivors (32.1%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

97.2% survives 2022 Q1 peak: 259

Declared off-road (SORN)81 · 32.1%

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 vans only.

Volkswagen Microbus cars36still reg.Volkswagen Microbus lorries1still reg.Volkswagen Microbus buses and coaches205still reg.

By year

All 252 surviving Volkswagen Microbus vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 196 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1954 → 1991
30150
19541991
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On the road over time

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

257
19942026: 256
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Volkswagen Microbus 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

1101cc to 1200cc3 vans · 1.2%
1401cc to 1500cc6 vans · 2.4%
1501cc to 1600cc112 vans · 45.3%
1601cc to 1700cc56 vans · 22.6%
1701cc to 1800cc14 vans · 5.6%
1801cc to 1900cc4 vans · 1.6%
1901cc to 2000cc34 vans · 13.7%
2001cc to 2100cc12 vans · 4.8%
2101cc to 2200cc2 vans · 0.8%
Other sizes (4)4 vans · 1.6%

Fuel

Petrol249 · 98.8%
Diesel2 · 0.7%
Gas1 · 0.3%

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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.