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Volkswagen Westfalia vans: how many are still registered?

62still registered

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

5 of the survivors (8.0%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

Every van drawn here is one still on the register. Pick variants on the left to colour them in.

Declared off-road (SORN)5 · 8.0%

Derivatives

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

Volkswagen Westfalia cars1still reg.

By year

All 62 surviving Volkswagen Westfalia vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1987 → 2024
1570
19872024
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On the road over time

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

61
2014log scale2026: 61
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Volkswagen Westfalia 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 1500cc1 vans · 1.6%
1501cc to 1600cc2 vans · 3.2%
1601cc to 1700cc2 vans · 3.2%
1901cc to 2000cc54 vans · 87.0%
2001cc to 2100cc3 vans · 4.8%

Fuel

Diesel54 · 87.0%
Petrol8 · 12.9%

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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.