How many Volkswagen Beetles are left?
40,900 are on the road in Great Britain and 16,588 are declared off the road. More than ten thousand on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
Registered as cars
40,900
on the road in Great Britain
plus 16,588 declared off the road
Common
- Most on the road
- 76,579, the end of September 2014
- Still on the road
- 53% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 31% (59,434 to 40,900)
Registered as vans
44
on the road in Great Britain
plus 35 declared off the road
Very rare
- Most on the road
- 57, the end of September 2011
- Still on the road
- 77% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 14% (51 to 44)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beetle | 4,766 | 4,803 | 31,976 (2005) |
| 1300 Beetle | 2,258 | 2,636 | 9,433 (1994) |
| Beetle Cabriolet | 2,480 | 1,578 | 9,225 (2009) |
| Beetle Luna 102PS | 4,771 | 916 | 8,843 (2012) |
| 1200 Beetle | 1,551 | 1,826 | 6,124 (1994) |
| Beetle TDI | 1,914 | 675 | 5,824 (2011) |
| 1303 Beetle | 481 | 689 | 3,133 (1994) |
| Beetle Luna 75PS | 1,740 | 284 | 3,064 (2011) |
| Beetle Auto | 558 | 258 | 2,545 (2009) |
| Beetle Design TSI | 2,261 | 62 | 2,432 (2016) |
| Beetle Design TSI Bmotion Tech | 2,326 | 31 | 2,375 (2018) |
| Beetle Design TDI | 1,920 | 48 | 2,163 (2015) |
| Beetle Turbo | 278 | 287 | 1,389 (2009) |
| Beetle Sport TDI | 1,252 | 43 | 1,370 (2017) |
| Beetle Cabriolet Tiptronic | 625 | 213 | 1,349 (2010) |
| 1303 Super Beetle | 173 | 270 | 1,327 (1994) |
| Beetle Cabriolet TDI | 348 | 219 | 1,240 (2009) |
| Beetle Design TSI S-A | 1,225 | 144 | 1,225 (2026) |
| 1303 S Beetle | 185 | 226 | 999 (1994) |
| 1302 S Beetle | 236 | 261 | 959 (1994) |
| Beetle TSI | 915 | 17 | 959 (2016) |
| Beetle Design TDI Bmotion Tech | 805 | 8 | 857 (2018) |
| Beetle Solar | 620 | 64 | 806 (2011) |
| Beetle Sport TSI | 748 | 20 | 793 (2019) |
| Beetle Design TSI BMT S-A | 732 | 11 | 775 (2018) |
| Beetle V5 | 161 | 225 | 726 (2006) |
| Beetle Design TDI S-A | 509 | 17 | 548 (2017) |
| 1600 Super Beetle | 91 | 141 | 494 (1994) |
| 1300 D/L Beetle | 121 | 127 | 463 (1994) |
| Beetle Sport TDI Bmotion Tech | 426 | 6 | 454 (2018) |
| Beetle TSI Bluemotion Tech | 415 | 4 | 438 (2019) |
| Beetle Sport TDI S-A | 386 | 8 | 414 (2016) |
| 1300A Beetle | 89 | 98 | 401 (1994) |
| Beetle TDI Bluemotion Tech | 295 | 1 | 349 (2016) |
| Beetle Sport TSI Bmotion Tech | 338 | 2 | 348 (2019) |
| 1303 S Super Beetle | 50 | 69 | 301 (1994) |
| Beetle Sport TDI BMT S-A | 237 | 8 | 260 (2019) |
| GT Beetle | 65 | 83 | 230 (1994) |
| Beetle 60S Edition | 207 | 6 | 224 (2014) |
| Beetle R Line TDI Bluemotion | 176 | 3 | 195 (2018) |
| Beetle Dune TSI Bmotion Tech | 185 | 6 | 195 (2021) |
| Beetle R Line TDI BMT S-A | 181 | 6 | 191 (2019) |
| Beetle Design TDI BMT S-A | 176 | 6 | 190 (2018) |
| Beetle 50S Edition | 157 | 6 | 171 (2014) |
| Beetle Dark Flint | 65 | 32 | 148 (2005) |
| Beetle Turbo Auto | 21 | 20 | 143 (2004) |
| Beetle Dune TSI BMT Tech S-A | 122 | 0 | 122 (2026) |
| Beetle Dune TDI Bmotion Tech | 99 | 2 | 104 (2018) |
| Beetle Sport TSI S-A | 97 | 11 | 98 (2025) |
| Beetle R Line TDI BMT | 94 | 0 | 94 (2026) |
| Beetle Sport TSI BMT S-A | 89 | 0 | 93 (2018) |
| Beetle 70S Edition | 80 | 2 | 86 (2014) |
| Beetle Fender Edition TDI | 67 | 2 | 75 (2013) |
| Beetle 1200 L | 29 | 25 | 73 (1994) |
| Beetle 60S Edition TDI | 65 | 0 | 68 (2015) |
| Beetle 70S Edition TDI | 55 | 1 | 63 (2015) |
| Beetle 8V Auto | 53 | 3 | 63 (2011) |
| Beetle Turbo Black TSI | 54 | 5 | 60 (2020) |
| Beetle Turbo Black TSI S-A | 55 | 9 | 60 (2018) |
| Beetle Dark Flint TDI | 23 | 19 | 58 (2005) |
The 60 versions there have been most of. 19 smaller ones are not shown.
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.