How many Volkswagen Phaetons are left?
561 are on the road in Great Britain and 465 are declared off the road. A thousand or fewer on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
561
on the road in Great Britain
plus 465 declared off the road
Rare
- Most on the road
- 1,916, the end of 2013
- Still on the road
- 29% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 49% (1,104 to 561)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phaeton V6TDI 4MN 5SEAT A | 65 | 129 | 631 (2009) |
| Phaeton V6 4MOT TDI SWB A | 232 | 57 | 401 (2013) |
| Phaeton 4MOTION TDI SWB A | 106 | 73 | 320 (2011) |
| Phaeton V6 TDI 4MOTION A | 40 | 58 | 223 (2009) |
| Phaeton V6 5 Seat | 24 | 45 | 207 (2008) |
| Phaeton V10 4MOTN A 5SEAT | 17 | 37 | 102 (2009) |
| Phaeton V6 4MTN 4SEAT LWB | 1 | 0 | 89 (2005) |
| Phaeton V6 4MOTION TDI Auto | 17 | 3 | 29 (2015) |
| Phaeton V6 TDI 4MOT LWB A | 4 | 6 | 26 (2009) |
| Phaeton V10 4MOTN A 4SEAT | 5 | 6 | 25 (2007) |
| Phaeton V6 TDI 4MOTION LWB A | 15 | 5 | 23 (2014) |
| Phaeton W12 5 Seat | 2 | 7 | 22 (2010) |
| Phaeton 4MOTION TDI LWB A | 8 | 7 | 21 (2010) |
| Phaeton V6 4MTN 5SEAT LWB | 2 | 3 | 18 (2006) |
| Phaeton W12 4 Seat | 0 | 5 | 14 (2010) |
| Phaeton V8 A LWB 5SEAT | 2 | 4 | 9 (2009) |
| Phaeton W12 4MOTION LWB A | 4 | 2 | 9 (2010) |
| Phaeton V6 4MOTION TDI LWB A | 8 | 0 | 8 (2015) |
| Phaeton V8 A 5SEAT | 0 | 4 | 7 (2007) |
| Phaeton V8 TDI 4MOT LWB A | 1 | 3 | 5 (2009) |
| Phaeton W12 4MOTN A 4SEAT | 1 | 3 | 5 (2006) |
| Phaeton 450 4-Seat LWB A | 1 | 2 | 4 (2009) |
| Phaeton W12 4MOTION LWB Auto | 3 | 1 | 4 (2014) |
| Phaeton 450 4-Seat Auto | 0 | 0 | 3 (2006) |
| Phaeton 450 5-Seat LWB A | 1 | 2 | 3 (2005) |
| Phaeton W12 4MOTN A 5SEAT | 0 | 2 | 3 (2004) |
| Phaeton V6 4 Seat | 2 | 1 | 2 (2005) |
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.