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How many Volkswagen LT 32 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 150 licensed and 174 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Volkswagen LT 32 generic-model group.

Looking at a LT 32?

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 LT 32 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the LT 32 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 593 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 150 in 2026 Q1, down 75%. That is down 50% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 174 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 324 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.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1150174
2025 Q4153174
2025 Q3171162
2025 Q2182162
2025 Q1184166
2024 Q4187168
2024 Q3199164
2024 Q2199165
2024 Q1201170
2023 Q4212162
2023 Q3227156
2023 Q2240154

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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.