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Volvo A Series lorries: how many are still registered?

44still registered

Volvo A Series lorries still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 3 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 49 (2025 Q2) - 89.7% of that peak survives.

18 of the survivors (40.9%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

89.7% survives 2025 Q2 peak: 49

Declared off-road (SORN)18 · 40.9%

By year

All 44 surviving Volvo A Series lorries, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 29 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built2016 → 2025
840
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
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On the road over time

Total Volvo A Series lorries registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

48
2022log scale2026: 48
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Volvo A Series lorries 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

10801cc to 10900cc36 lorries · 81.8%
12801cc to 12900cc8 lorries · 18.1%

Fuel

Diesel44 · 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.