How many Volkswagen Pick-UP cars are left?

Name: Volkswagen Pick-UP 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 87 licensed and 95 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Volkswagen Pick-UP generic-model group.

Looking at a Pick-UP?

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 Pick-UP is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Pick-UP disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 101 in 2023 Q2 and stand at 87 in 2026 Q1, down 14%. That is down 6% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 95 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 182 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 182 Pick-UP vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (95 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual Pick-UP — 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	87	95
2025 Q4	85	97
2025 Q3	88	95
2025 Q2	90	94
2025 Q1	96	89
2024 Q4	95	89
2024 Q3	98	89
2024 Q2	98	89
2024 Q1	95	89
2023 Q4	98	86
2023 Q3	99	86
2023 Q2	101	85
2023 Q1	99	86
2022 Q4	101	83
2022 Q3	99	80
2022 Q2	91	83
2022 Q1	94	83
2021 Q4	92	83
2021 Q3	92	82
2021 Q2	94	81
2021 Q1	93	81
2020 Q4	90	82
2020 Q3	90	82
2020 Q2	87	79
2020 Q1	86	83
2019 Q4	86	81
2019 Q3	88	80
2019 Q2	87	78
2019 Q1	85	80
2018 Q4	79	87
2018 Q3	77	86
2018 Q2	77	83
2018 Q1	74	85
2017 Q4	76	85
2017 Q3	84	79
2017 Q2	87	75
2017 Q1	71	78
2016 Q4	73	77
2016 Q3	80	71
2016 Q2	84	70
2016 Q1	74	77
2015 Q4	78	71
2015 Q3	89	63
2015 Q2	87	59
2015 Q1	79	62
2014 Q4	76	65
2014 Q3	89	55

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 Pick-UP cars are left in the UK?

87 were licensed and 95 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Volkswagen Pick-UP cars are SORN?

95 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 182 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Pick-UP disappearing?

Does this say whether one Pick-UP 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.