How many Volkswagen 1600s are left?
228 are on the road in Great Britain and 206 are declared off the road. A thousand or fewer on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
Registered as cars
228
on the road in Great Britain
plus 206 declared off the road
Rare
- Most on the road
- 828, the end of 2002
- Still on the road
- 28% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 23% (298 to 228)
Registered as vans
26
on the road in Great Britain
plus 17 declared off the road
Very rare
- Most on the road
- 51, when records start (the end of 1994)
- Still on the road
- 51% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 4% (27 to 26)
Every version, as the DVLA records it
The model name on the logbook. Some are the same car recorded in slightly different ways, and a few are typing mistakes.
| Version | On the road | Off the road | Most there were |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 TA Fastback | 56 | 60 | 470 (2003) |
| 1600 A Variant | 45 | 39 | 99 (2002) |
| 1600 TE Fastback | 24 | 27 | 59 (2002) |
| 1600 | 30 | 27 | 54 (1994) |
| 1600 A Variant Auto | 11 | 1 | 53 (2004) |
| 1600 E Variant | 13 | 15 | 42 (2002) |
| 1600 TE Fastback Auto | 5 | 2 | 30 (2003) |
| 1600 TL | 13 | 16 | 27 (1997) |
| 1600L Variant | 6 | 3 | 16 (1995) |
| 1600 TL Fastback | 5 | 9 | 15 (1995) |
| 1600 TA Fastback Auto | 5 | 1 | 13 (1994) |
| 1600 L | 10 | 2 | 10 (2023) |
| 1600 T | 4 | 2 | 8 (1994) |
| 1600 E Variant Auto | 0 | 1 | 6 (1996) |
| 1600 T Fastback | 0 | 0 | 4 (1994) |
| 1600M Variant | 1 | 1 | 2 (1994) |
What the numbers mean
- On the road means licensed: taxed, or exempt from tax, at the end of June 2026.
- Off the road means declared SORN: still registered but not used on public roads, often stored, being restored or waiting to be sold.
- Counts are for Great Britain and come from the DVLA. Records start in 1994, so older cars may have been more common before then.
Buying one?
Rare or not, check the one in front of you: its MOT history, mileage and tax are free, and the full check adds finance, write-off and theft.
Source: Department for Transport and DVLA vehicle licensing statistics for Great Britain, table VEH0120, to the end of June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.