How many Volvo P1800 cars are left?

Name: Volvo P1800 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 146 licensed and 62 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Volvo P1800 generic-model group.

Looking at a P1800?

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 P1800 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the P1800 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 147 in 2024 Q2 and stand at 146 in 2026 Q1, down 1%. That is up 10% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 62 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 208 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 208 P1800 vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 3 is SORN (62 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
Check the actual P1800 — 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	146	62
2025 Q4	143	64
2025 Q3	144	63
2025 Q2	139	64
2025 Q1	144	61
2024 Q4	140	60
2024 Q3	145	60
2024 Q2	147	61
2024 Q1	145	60
2023 Q4	142	61
2023 Q3	143	60
2023 Q2	138	59
2023 Q1	135	62
2022 Q4	134	62
2022 Q3	134	61
2022 Q2	133	61
2022 Q1	134	61
2021 Q4	136	57
2021 Q3	136	57
2021 Q2	134	55
2021 Q1	133	55
2020 Q4	133	56
2020 Q3	135	54
2020 Q2	133	54
2020 Q1	133	53
2019 Q4	130	52
2019 Q3	131	53
2019 Q2	129	55
2019 Q1	126	56
2018 Q4	127	54
2018 Q3	123	55
2018 Q2	117	59
2018 Q1	110	64
2017 Q4	112	63
2017 Q3	114	62
2017 Q2	117	57
2017 Q1	113	55
2016 Q4	110	54
2016 Q3	110	54
2016 Q2	110	54
2016 Q1	106	56
2015 Q4	105	56
2015 Q3	105	54
2015 Q2	108	50
2015 Q1	105	47
2014 Q4	105	46
2014 Q3	103	46

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 P1800 cars are left in the UK?

146 were licensed and 62 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Volvo P1800 cars are SORN?

62 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 208 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the P1800 disappearing?

Does this say whether one P1800 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.