How many Volvo 480s are left?
131 are on the road in Great Britain and 597 are declared off the road. A thousand or fewer on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
131
on the road in Great Britain
plus 597 declared off the road
Rare
- Most on the road
- 20,626, the end of 1995
- Still on the road
- 1% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 37% (207 to 131)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480 ES | 20 | 156 | 9,427 (1994) |
| 480 ES S/R | 9 | 40 | 3,704 (1994) |
| 480 Turbo S/R | 5 | 41 | 1,409 (1994) |
| 480 Turbo | 10 | 59 | 1,351 (1995) |
| 480 S | 9 | 44 | 1,097 (1995) |
| 480 ES Auto S/R | 4 | 28 | 967 (1994) |
| 480 ES Special Edition | 7 | 26 | 524 (1994) |
| 480 Turbo Auto S/R | 5 | 12 | 513 (1995) |
| 480 ES Auto | 6 | 27 | 476 (1995) |
| 480 Celebration | 27 | 65 | 387 (1996) |
| 480 GT | 13 | 44 | 352 (1994) |
| 480 ES LTD Edition | 4 | 18 | 172 (1994) |
| 480 SE | 4 | 13 | 169 (1995) |
| 480 Turbo Auto | 3 | 6 | 110 (1998) |
| 480 Celebration Auto | 5 | 13 | 81 (1997) |
| 480 S Auto | 0 | 2 | 77 (1994) |
| 480 SE Auto | 0 | 2 | 56 (1999) |
| 480 ES A Special Edit | 0 | 1 | 39 (1999) |
| 480 GLT | 0 | 0 | 1 (1998) |
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.