How many Volvo 131 cars are left?

Name: Volvo 131 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 102 licensed and 79 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Volvo 131 generic-model group.

Looking at a 131?

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

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Wondering whether one particular 131 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the 131 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 126 in 2015 Q1 and stand at 102 in 2026 Q1, down 19%. That is down 6% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 79 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 181 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 181 131 vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 2 is SORN (79 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual 131 — 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	102	79
2025 Q4	101	80
2025 Q3	101	79
2025 Q2	99	79
2025 Q1	100	78
2024 Q4	102	75
2024 Q3	105	71
2024 Q2	107	72
2024 Q1	109	70
2023 Q4	108	67
2023 Q3	107	69
2023 Q2	111	68
2023 Q1	114	68
2022 Q4	111	70
2022 Q3	113	69
2022 Q2	114	68
2022 Q1	116	66
2021 Q4	116	64
2021 Q3	112	65
2021 Q2	111	64
2021 Q1	108	65
2020 Q4	108	67
2020 Q3	110	68
2020 Q2	112	66
2020 Q1	112	65
2019 Q4	112	67
2019 Q3	114	67
2019 Q2	114	62
2019 Q1	115	63
2018 Q4	114	68
2018 Q3	117	69
2018 Q2	114	71
2018 Q1	107	76
2017 Q4	113	72
2017 Q3	115	70
2017 Q2	113	72
2017 Q1	116	65
2016 Q4	115	65
2016 Q3	117	60
2016 Q2	118	58
2016 Q1	114	62
2015 Q4	117	58
2015 Q3	118	54
2015 Q2	122	49
2015 Q1	126	49
2014 Q4	122	49
2014 Q3	126	49

Other Volvo models

Xc40 — 178,819 licensed. MOT pass rate
Xc60 — 154,061 licensed. MOT pass rate
Xc90 — 94,388 licensed. MOT pass rate
V40 — 94,070 licensed. MOT pass rate
V70 — 34,181 licensed. MOT pass rate
V60 — 43,006 licensed. MOT pass rate

See how many of every Volvo model are left

Common questions

How many Volvo 131 cars are left in the UK?

102 were licensed and 79 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Volvo 131 cars are SORN?

79 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 181 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the 131 disappearing?

Does this say whether one 131 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.