VOLKSWAGEN 1303 BEETLE

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Numbers recorded on the last day of each quarter. SORN from 2007 Q4.
Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland up to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

Licensed SORN
Quarter Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2024 527 523 677 671
2023 534 536 529 516 664 662 662 667
2022 516 511 514 529 674 664 665 666
2021 522 530 511 514 669 665 669 676
2020 499 514 520 516 687 665 671 675
2019 486 505 511 502 687 674 676 686
2018 386 443 469 471 754 708 698 706
2017 409 412 400 387 690 724 748 758
2016 382 407 421 408 682 662 659 681
2015 390 403 405 389 640 630 648 676
2014 315 390 406 390 668 628 634 655
2013 377 424 441 354 573 523 467 673
2012 399 454 431 398 578 539 490 563
2011 419 466 479 406 560 536 495 580
2010 436 497 485 422 564 516 510 557
2009 458 524 515 460 589 548 509 577
2008 562 497 516 586
2007 580 546
2006 632
2005 713
2004 811
2003 917
2002 1.0k
2001 1.2k
2000 1.3k
1999 1.6k
1998 1.8k
1997 2.2k
1996 2.5k
1995 2.7k
1994 3.1k
Quarter Licensed SORN
2024 Q2 523 671
2024 Q1 527 677
2023 Q4 516 667
2023 Q3 529 662
2023 Q2 536 662
2023 Q1 534 664
2022 Q4 529 666
2022 Q3 514 665
2022 Q2 511 664
2022 Q1 516 674
2021 Q4 514 676
2021 Q3 511 669
2021 Q2 530 665
2021 Q1 522 669
2020 Q4 516 675
2020 Q3 520 671
2020 Q2 514 665
2020 Q1 499 687
2019 Q4 502 686
2019 Q3 511 676
2019 Q2 505 674
2019 Q1 486 687
2018 Q4 471 706
2018 Q3 469 698
2018 Q2 443 708
2018 Q1 386 754
2017 Q4 387 758
2017 Q3 400 748
2017 Q2 412 724
2017 Q1 409 690
2016 Q4 408 681
2016 Q3 421 659
2016 Q2 407 662
2016 Q1 382 682
2015 Q4 389 676
2015 Q3 405 648
2015 Q2 403 630
2015 Q1 390 640
2014 Q4 390 655
2014 Q3 406 634
2014 Q2 390 628
2014 Q1 315 668
2013 Q4 354 673
2013 Q3 441 467
2013 Q2 424 523
2013 Q1 377 573
2012 Q4 398 563
2012 Q3 431 490
2012 Q2 454 539
2012 Q1 399 578
2011 Q4 406 580
2011 Q3 479 495
2011 Q2 466 536
2011 Q1 419 560
2010 Q4 422 557
2010 Q3 485 510
2010 Q2 497 516
2010 Q1 436 564
2009 Q4 460 577
2009 Q3 515 509
2009 Q2 524 548
2009 Q1 458 589
2008 Q4 497 586
2008 Q3 562 516
2007 Q4 580 546
2006 Q4 632
2005 Q4 713
2004 Q4 811
2003 Q4 917
2002 Q4 1.0k
2001 Q4 1.2k
2000 Q4 1.3k
1999 Q4 1.6k
1998 Q4 1.8k
1997 Q4 2.2k
1996 Q4 2.5k
1995 Q4 2.7k
1994 Q4 3.1k

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

?
Licensed 265
SORN 366
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 0 65 37 16 98 10 8 7 7 0
SORN 1 69 29 31 150 8 2 3 6 1
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Licensed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
SORN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1959 1960
Licensed 1 0
SORN 0 0
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 265 366
1980 0 1
1979 7 6
1978 7 3
1977 8 2
1976 10 8
1975 98 150
1974 16 31
1973 37 29
1972 65 69
1971 0 1
1970 1 0
1969 1 1
1968 0 0
1967 0 0
1966 0 0
1965 0 0
1964 0 0
1963 0 0
1962 0 0
1961 0 0
1960 0 0
1959 1 0

This table records the year of registration, not the actual age of the vehicle. More info.
Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 ?
Licensed 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 72
SORN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Licensed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SORN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 0 35 224 85 92 4 0 0 0 0
SORN 1 35 289 138 145 4 0 0 1 0
1969 1970
Licensed 1 2
SORN 1 0
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 72 52
1997 1 0
1996 0 0
1995 0 0
1994 0 0
1993 0 0
1992 0 0
1991 0 0
1990 0 0
1989 0 1
1988 0 0
1987 0 0
1986 0 0
1985 0 0
1984 0 0
1983 0 0
1982 0 0
1981 0 0
1980 0 0
1979 0 1
1978 0 0
1977 0 0
1976 4 4
1975 92 145
1974 85 138
1973 224 289
1972 35 35
1971 0 1
1970 2 0
1969 1 1

Vehicles registered for the first time, annually

Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
2 0 3 4 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Year Registrations
2024 1
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 1
2016 2
2015 1
2014 0
2013 1
2012 1
2011 1
2010 1
2009 0
2008 2
2007 0
2006 0
2005 2
2004 4
2003 3
2002 0
2001 2

Vehicles licensed or SORN in 2023 Q4, by fuel type and engine capacity

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

Capacity Licensed SORN
Petrol Diesel Other Petrol Diesel Other
Unknown 2 1
1101cc to 1200cc 1
1201cc to 1300cc 162 227
1301cc to 1400cc 205 271
1401cc to 1500cc 1 2
1501cc to 1600cc 49 50
1601cc to 1700cc 85 104
1701cc to 1800cc 3 7
1801cc to 1900cc 1 2
1901cc to 2000cc 2 1
2001cc to 2100cc 4
2201cc to 2300cc 1
2301cc to 2400cc 1
13801cc to 13900cc 1
Capacity Licensed SORN
Unknown Petrol
Diesel
Other 2 1
1101cc to 1200cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
1201cc to 1300cc Petrol 162 227
Diesel
Other
1301cc to 1400cc Petrol 205 271
Diesel
Other
1401cc to 1500cc Petrol 1 2
Diesel
Other
1501cc to 1600cc Petrol 49 50
Diesel
Other
1601cc to 1700cc Petrol 85 104
Diesel
Other
1701cc to 1800cc Petrol 3 7
Diesel
Other
1801cc to 1900cc Petrol 1 2
Diesel
Other
1901cc to 2000cc Petrol 2 1
Diesel
Other
2001cc to 2100cc Petrol 4
Diesel
Other
2201cc to 2300cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
2301cc to 2400cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
13801cc to 13900cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other