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Volkswagen Syncro vans: how many are still registered?

177still registered

Volkswagen Syncro vans still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 4 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 242 (1994 Q4) - 73.1% of that peak survives.

102 of the survivors (57.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

73.1% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 242

Declared off-road (SORN)102 · 57.6%

Derivatives

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

Volkswagen Syncro cars6still reg.Volkswagen Syncro buses and coaches11still reg.

By year

All 177 surviving Volkswagen Syncro vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1971 → 2002
50250
19712002
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On the road over time

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

242
1994log scale2026: 175
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Volkswagen Syncro 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 1600cc89 vans · 50.5%
1601cc to 1700cc1 vans · 0.5%
1701cc to 1800cc4 vans · 2.2%
1801cc to 1900cc11 vans · 6.2%
1901cc to 2000cc30 vans · 17.0%
2101cc to 2200cc30 vans · 17.0%
2301cc to 2400cc1 vans · 0.5%
2401cc to 2500cc5 vans · 2.8%
2501cc to 2600cc2 vans · 1.1%
2701cc to 2800cc1 vans · 0.5%
2801cc to 2900cc1 vans · 0.5%
3301cc to 3400cc1 vans · 0.5%

Fuel

Diesel109 · 61.5%
Petrol63 · 35.5%
Gas4 · 2.2%
Fuel Cell Electric1 · 0.5%

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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.