How many Volvo S40s are left?
12,197 are on the road in Great Britain and 5,189 are declared off the road. More than ten thousand on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
12,197
on the road in Great Britain
plus 5,189 declared off the road
Common
- Most on the road
- 82,002, the end of March 2009
- Still on the road
- 15% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 54% (26,452 to 12,197)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S40 XS | 78 | 289 | 9,832 (2002) |
| S40 S | 1,451 | 602 | 9,498 (2010) |
| S40 SE | 963 | 373 | 5,690 (2010) |
| S40 1.8I | 34 | 90 | 5,665 (2002) |
| S40 I | 100 | 218 | 5,549 (2001) |
| S40 SE D (E4) | 468 | 462 | 4,809 (2007) |
| S40 2.0I | 10 | 67 | 3,137 (2000) |
| S40 S 16V | 1,267 | 165 | 2,921 (2009) |
| S40 D S | 89 | 203 | 2,838 (2005) |
| S40 Sport | 393 | 131 | 2,149 (2010) |
| S40 SE 2.0I | 10 | 34 | 2,061 (2002) |
| S40 SE 1.8I | 6 | 42 | 1,896 (2002) |
| S40 D SE | 102 | 135 | 1,850 (2006) |
| S40 1.8I Petrol Dir. INJ | 6 | 56 | 1,722 (2000) |
| S40 CD 2.0I | 3 | 32 | 1,636 (1998) |
| S40 1.6I | 14 | 34 | 1,569 (2002) |
| S40 Sport D | 278 | 123 | 1,524 (2009) |
| S40 S D (E4) | 128 | 117 | 1,514 (2007) |
| S40 SE Auto | 297 | 96 | 1,489 (2007) |
| S40 S D | 235 | 93 | 1,404 (2010) |
| S40 S Auto | 105 | 54 | 1,091 (2005) |
| S40 D Sport | 44 | 99 | 1,089 (2005) |
| S40 I Auto | 63 | 50 | 1,089 (2002) |
| S40 S D Drive | 327 | 56 | 1,076 (2011) |
| S40 SE D | 213 | 91 | 1,063 (2010) |
| S40 T4 | 9 | 61 | 1,054 (2002) |
| S40 1.8I Auto | 14 | 32 | 1,005 (1999) |
| S40 D | 13 | 49 | 961 (2002) |
| S40 XS Auto | 23 | 43 | 945 (2002) |
| S40 SE LUX Edition Drive S/S | 616 | 37 | 938 (2013) |
| S40 2.0I Auto | 9 | 24 | 937 (2003) |
| S40 1.9 TD | 0 | 24 | 833 (1999) |
| S40 SE 2.0I Auto | 8 | 21 | 800 (2000) |
| S40 SE D Drive | 313 | 45 | 797 (2011) |
| S40 2.0T | 7 | 36 | 787 (2002) |
| S40 CD 2.0I Auto | 7 | 24 | 768 (1999) |
| S40 2.0T SE | 3 | 23 | 571 (2003) |
| S40 SE 1.9 TD | 2 | 6 | 569 (1999) |
| S40 SE LUX D | 156 | 36 | 536 (2010) |
| S40 SE Sport D (E4) | 68 | 45 | 522 (2008) |
| S40 SE LUX D Drive | 213 | 23 | 500 (2011) |
| S40 R-Design D | 161 | 48 | 483 (2010) |
| S40 T4 SE | 5 | 35 | 473 (2002) |
| S40 SE PDI | 16 | 23 | 454 (2004) |
| S40 SE 16V | 199 | 33 | 445 (2009) |
| S40 T4 CD | 2 | 17 | 436 (1999) |
| S40 CD 1.8I | 0 | 5 | 423 (2000) |
| S40 R-Design D Drive | 128 | 24 | 385 (2010) |
| S40 T4 S | 7 | 18 | 372 (2002) |
| S40 SE LUX Edition | 294 | 12 | 353 (2013) |
| S40 SE Edition Drive S/S | 204 | 18 | 348 (2013) |
| S40 R-Design D2 | 144 | 17 | 324 (2011) |
| S40 SE Sport D | 69 | 25 | 324 (2010) |
| S40 SE 1.8I Auto | 13 | 13 | 321 (1999) |
| S40 D SX | 0 | 9 | 305 (2001) |
| S40 ES Drive Start/stop | 112 | 13 | 305 (2012) |
| S40 R-Design | 182 | 22 | 288 (2013) |
| S40 Sport GDI | 13 | 28 | 286 (2004) |
| S40 D Sport LUX | 15 | 19 | 277 (2004) |
| S40 Sport LUX | 19 | 20 | 271 (2005) |
The 60 versions there have been most of. 120 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.