How many Volvo V50s are left?
21,628 are on the road in Great Britain and 3,796 are declared off the road. More than ten thousand on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
21,628
on the road in Great Britain
plus 3,796 declared off the road
Common
- Most on the road
- 51,484, the end of September 2012
- Still on the road
- 42% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 43% (38,191 to 21,628)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V50 SE D (E4) | 1,120 | 548 | 5,706 (2009) |
| V50 SE D | 1,014 | 281 | 3,838 (2010) |
| V50 S D | 751 | 264 | 3,249 (2010) |
| V50 S D (E4) | 422 | 263 | 2,858 (2007) |
| V50 SE LUX Edition Drive S/S | 1,808 | 71 | 2,394 (2013) |
| V50 S D Drive | 991 | 138 | 2,348 (2011) |
| V50 SE | 686 | 153 | 2,025 (2012) |
| V50 SE D Drive | 973 | 128 | 1,958 (2011) |
| V50 S | 633 | 102 | 1,795 (2012) |
| V50 Sport D | 599 | 131 | 1,640 (2010) |
| V50 SE LUX D Drive | 840 | 90 | 1,550 (2011) |
| V50 S 16V | 748 | 77 | 1,487 (2009) |
| V50 SE LUX D | 613 | 99 | 1,469 (2012) |
| V50 SE Semi-Auto | 603 | 74 | 1,340 (2009) |
| V50 Sport D (E4) | 212 | 96 | 1,033 (2009) |
| V50 SE Sport D (E4) | 213 | 85 | 957 (2009) |
| V50 SE Edition Drive S/S | 684 | 45 | 946 (2013) |
| V50 ES Drive Start/stop | 451 | 41 | 840 (2012) |
| V50 SE Sport D | 294 | 73 | 836 (2010) |
| V50 SE LUX Drive Start/stop | 510 | 33 | 741 (2011) |
| V50 R-Design D | 344 | 80 | 721 (2012) |
| V50 R-Design D2 | 432 | 35 | 674 (2011) |
| V50 R-Design D Drive | 324 | 52 | 656 (2012) |
| V50 SE 16V | 347 | 39 | 636 (2010) |
| V50 SE LUX D Auto | 302 | 47 | 612 (2010) |
| V50 R-Design Edition D2 | 419 | 21 | 567 (2012) |
| V50 SE D Auto | 245 | 36 | 485 (2011) |
| V50 SE D5 A | 182 | 26 | 412 (2010) |
| V50 D5 SE Auto | 125 | 30 | 363 (2008) |
| V50 Sport | 81 | 29 | 324 (2009) |
| V50 Sport 16V | 130 | 15 | 267 (2010) |
| V50 SE LUX Edition D3 Auto | 220 | 6 | 252 (2012) |
| V50 R-Design D3 | 184 | 14 | 239 (2012) |
| V50 SE LUX D5 A | 115 | 14 | 239 (2009) |
| V50 SE Drive Start/stop | 139 | 8 | 234 (2013) |
| V50 Sport D5 | 96 | 36 | 233 (2009) |
| V50 SE T5 Semi-Auto | 56 | 29 | 233 (2009) |
| V50 S D Auto | 107 | 13 | 229 (2010) |
| V50 R-Design Edition D3 | 168 | 10 | 226 (2017) |
| V50 SE Sport D5 | 126 | 24 | 220 (2011) |
| V50 S Semi-Auto | 87 | 15 | 202 (2009) |
| V50 SE T5 | 46 | 33 | 197 (2010) |
| V50 ES D2 | 115 | 8 | 195 (2012) |
| V50 SE LUX Edition D3 | 139 | 7 | 191 (2013) |
| V50 Sport D Auto | 58 | 16 | 184 (2010) |
| V50 D5 SE Sport Auto | 55 | 13 | 181 (2009) |
| V50 R-Design D Auto | 78 | 20 | 175 (2010) |
| V50 Sport D5 A | 72 | 23 | 168 (2009) |
| V50 R-Design SE D Auto | 61 | 11 | 167 (2010) |
| V50 SE LUX D2 | 115 | 3 | 165 (2011) |
| V50 SE LUX D5 | 84 | 12 | 164 (2013) |
| V50 R-Design D4 | 104 | 16 | 159 (2012) |
| V50 SE LUX D3 Auto | 114 | 6 | 141 (2015) |
| V50 SE D2 | 88 | 7 | 140 (2012) |
| V50 SE D3 | 90 | 5 | 140 (2013) |
| V50 R-Design | 109 | 8 | 139 (2013) |
| V50 SE LUX | 122 | 5 | 133 (2017) |
| V50 SE Sport D5 A | 61 | 10 | 129 (2009) |
| V50 R-Design Edition D3 Auto | 96 | 6 | 122 (2013) |
| V50 SE LUX 16V | 79 | 8 | 122 (2010) |
The 60 versions there have been most of. 74 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.