How many Volkswagen 1100 cars are left?

Name: Volkswagen 1100 licensed and SORN statistics
Creator: Department for Transport and DVLA
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 53 licensed and 64 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Volkswagen 1100 generic-model group.

Looking at a 1100?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. If the car is still worth pursuing, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Wondering whether one particular 1100 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the 1100 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 94 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 53 in 2026 Q1, down 44%. That is down 22% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 64 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 117 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

A falling population is worth knowing before you buy: it usually means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply, and it is why a good example of a scarce model can hold its price while a neglected one is hard to sell at any price.

Before you buy

Ask why it was off the road — Of the 117 1100 vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (64 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Budget for a shrinking fleet — Licensed numbers are down 44% from the 2014 Q3 peak of 94. Fewer cars on the road usually means fewer donor parts and fewer specialists.
Check the actual 1100 — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

Every quarter DfT has published for this model group, newest first.

Quarter	Licensed	SORN
2026 Q1	53	64
2025 Q4	53	64
2025 Q3	57	61
2025 Q2	58	62
2025 Q1	57	64
2024 Q4	56	68
2024 Q3	61	63
2024 Q2	62	63
2024 Q1	62	63
2023 Q4	57	69
2023 Q3	60	63
2023 Q2	63	63
2023 Q1	60	61
2022 Q4	65	64
2022 Q3	66	63
2022 Q2	64	63
2022 Q1	64	65
2021 Q4	67	63
2021 Q3	71	60
2021 Q2	68	61
2021 Q1	68	59
2020 Q4	70	59
2020 Q3	68	58
2020 Q2	67	59
2020 Q1	68	59
2019 Q4	70	57
2019 Q3	72	55
2019 Q2	72	53
2019 Q1	76	51
2018 Q4	73	54
2018 Q3	78	48
2018 Q2	75	51
2018 Q1	77	52
2017 Q4	75	52
2017 Q3	82	46
2017 Q2	78	46
2017 Q1	79	42
2016 Q4	79	47
2016 Q3	79	45
2016 Q2	81	42
2016 Q1	79	44
2015 Q4	81	41
2015 Q3	85	38
2015 Q2	87	36
2015 Q1	92	32
2014 Q4	86	36
2014 Q3	94	32

Other Volkswagen models

Golf — 953,731 licensed. MOT pass rate
Polo — 684,732 licensed. MOT pass rate
Transporter — 352,853 licensed. MOT pass rate
Tiguan — 353,309 licensed. MOT pass rate
Passat — 175,154 licensed. MOT pass rate
Caddy — 163,434 licensed. MOT pass rate

See how many of every Volkswagen model are left

Common questions

How many Volkswagen 1100 cars are left in the UK?

53 were licensed and 64 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Volkswagen 1100 cars are SORN?

64 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 117 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the 1100 disappearing?

Does this say whether one 1100 is a good buy?

No. These are population figures for the model group. Enter that vehicle's registration for its own free MOT, tax and mileage record.

Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.