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Volkswagen Motor Caravan vans: how many are still registered?

8,086still registered

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

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 9,196 (1994 Q4) - 87.9% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 0.6% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 7,844 in 2030.

2,782 of the survivors (34.4%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

87.9% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 9,196

Declared off-road (SORN)2,782 · 34.4%
Disappearing per year0.6%
Projected 2030~7,844

Derivatives

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

Volkswagen Motor Caravan cars33still reg.Volkswagen Motor Caravan lorries1still reg.Volkswagen Motor Caravan buses and coaches28still reg.

By year

All 8,086 surviving Volkswagen Motor Caravan vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 4,590 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1975 → 1992
8004000
19751992
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On the road over time

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

9,196
19942026: 7,984
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Volkswagen Motor Caravan 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

1401cc to 1500cc163 vans · 2.0%
1501cc to 1600cc4,132 vans · 52.0%
1601cc to 1700cc2,078 vans · 26.1%
1701cc to 1800cc549 vans · 6.9%
1801cc to 1900cc74 vans · 0.9%
1901cc to 2000cc640 vans · 8.0%
2001cc to 2100cc170 vans · 2.1%
Other sizes (20)136 vans · 1.7%

Fuel

Petrol7,966 · 98.5%
Diesel97 · 1.1%
Other fuels (2)23 · 0.2%

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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.