How many Volkswagen Syncro cars are left?

Name: Volkswagen Syncro 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 73 licensed and 123 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Volkswagen Syncro generic-model group.

Looking at a Syncro?

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

Is the Syncro disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 107 in 2017 Q3 and stand at 73 in 2026 Q1, down 32%. That is down 16% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 123 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 196 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 196 Syncro vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (123 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 32% from the 2017 Q3 peak of 107. Fewer cars on the road usually means fewer donor parts and fewer specialists.
Check the actual Syncro — 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	73	123
2025 Q4	72	123
2025 Q3	79	117
2025 Q2	75	121
2025 Q1	76	120
2024 Q4	75	122
2024 Q3	87	111
2024 Q2	87	105
2024 Q1	81	112
2023 Q4	82	113
2023 Q3	90	106
2023 Q2	90	102
2023 Q1	90	109
2022 Q4	82	118
2022 Q3	85	110
2022 Q2	93	104
2022 Q1	85	109
2021 Q4	86	111
2021 Q3	92	106
2021 Q2	91	108
2021 Q1	87	108
2020 Q4	85	111
2020 Q3	96	104
2020 Q2	93	106
2020 Q1	83	115
2019 Q4	83	114
2019 Q3	91	110
2019 Q2	99	98
2019 Q1	91	105
2018 Q4	95	103
2018 Q3	100	96
2018 Q2	91	94
2018 Q1	91	102
2017 Q4	92	106
2017 Q3	107	94
2017 Q2	100	92
2017 Q1	94	94
2016 Q4	98	95
2016 Q3	105	84
2016 Q2	105	81
2016 Q1	91	89
2015 Q4	90	96
2015 Q3	100	84
2015 Q2	100	83
2015 Q1	91	87
2014 Q4	89	96
2014 Q3	101	84

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

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Common questions

How many Volkswagen Syncro cars are left in the UK?

73 were licensed and 123 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Volkswagen Syncro cars are SORN?

123 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 196 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Syncro disappearing?

Does this say whether one Syncro 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.