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Skoda Octavia L&K statistics

How many Skoda Octavia L&Ks are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the L&K compares with other versions of the Skoda Octavia. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Skoda Octavia. Recorded by DVLA as “OCTAVIA L&K TDI”, “OCTAVIA L & K TSI S-A”, “OCTAVIA L AND K TDI CR”, “OCTAVIA L & K TDI S-A”, “OCTAVIA L & K TDI CR S-A”.

Last updated
Records analysed
1,107 Skoda Octavia L&K records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 915 −8.5% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 192 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 55.6% Other Skoda Octavia versions 34.1%
  • Peak year 2012 1,957 licensed
  • Share of Skoda Octavias 0.5% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 17.3% of those still registered are SORN

How many Skoda Octavia L&Ks are left in Great Britain?

There were 915 Skoda Octavia L&Ks licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 192 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 53.2% lower than its peak of 1,957 in 2012.

Skoda Octavia L&Ks licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.

Skoda Octavia L&Ks licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2003 335
2004 904
2005 914
2006 909
2007 9074
2008 9083
2009 1,09421
2010 1,4556
2011 1,72412
2012 1,95716
2013 1,92815
2014 1,86725
2015 1,82738
2016 1,79141
2017 1,68663
2018 1,59179
2019 1,47396
2020 1,421111
2021 1,336120
2022 1,234144
2023 1,117161
2024 1,032167
2025 942190
2026 915192

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Skoda Octavia L&Ks have survived?

55.6% of the Skoda Octavia L&Ks first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Skoda Octavia first registered in the same years, the figure is 34.1%, so Skoda Octavia L&Ks are 1.6 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 8 other versions of the Skoda Octavia first registered in the same years.

Share of Skoda Octavia L&Ks still registered compared with other Skoda Octavia versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Skoda Octavia L&K 55.6%
Other Skoda Octavia versions of the same age 34.1%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Skoda Octavia L&K registrations over time

Registrations of Skoda Octavia L&Ks for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 584 in 2004. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Skoda Octavia L&Ks registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’03 335
’04 584
’05 3
’06 6
’07 1
’08 0
’09 217
’10 351
’11 284
’12 209
’13 1
’14 0
’15 0
’16 0
’17 0
’18 0
’19 0
’20 0
’21 0
’22 0
’23 0
’24 0
’25 0

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Skoda Octavia L&K engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 953 Skoda Octavia L&Ks licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 66.8% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 26.7% have an engine of 1,701cc to 1,800cc. The share with an engine of 1,801cc to 1,900cc has fallen from 16.4% in 2014 to 6.4%. Diesels made up 81.1% of those licensed in 2014 and 73.3% in 2025.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Skoda Octavia L&Ks licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 637 licensed 66.8%
1,701cc to 1,800cc 254 licensed 26.7%
1,801cc to 1,900cc 61 licensed 6.4%
Other sizes 1 licensed 0.1%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size Fuel Licensed Share
1,901–2,000cc Diesel 637 66.8%
1,701–1,800cc Petrol 254 26.7%
1,801–1,900cc Diesel 61 6.4%

Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025

Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.

Skoda Octavia L&Ks licensed in the UK by engine size, share of each year’s total
Year 1,901–2,000cc1,701–1,800cc1,801–1,900cc
2014 64.7%18.9%16.4%
2015 64.5%19.2%16.2%
2016 65.0%19.5%15.3%
2017 64.5%20.4%14.9%
2018 64.7%21.6%13.6%
2019 64.9%22.6%12.4%
2020 65.1%22.7%12.0%
2021 65.8%23.3%10.7%
2022 66.7%23.6%9.6%
2023 66.7%24.9%8.4%
2024 67.0%25.4%7.4%
2025 66.8%26.7%6.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

Fuel type, 2014 to 2025

Share of those licensed at the end of each year.

Skoda Octavia L&Ks licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year DieselPetrol
2014 81.1%18.9%
2015 80.8%19.2%
2016 80.5%19.5%
2017 79.6%20.4%
2018 78.4%21.6%
2019 77.4%22.6%
2020 77.3%22.7%
2021 76.7%23.3%
2022 76.4%23.6%
2023 75.1%24.9%
2024 74.6%25.4%
2025 73.3%26.7%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Skoda Octavia page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Other versions of the Skoda Octavia

Versions of the Skoda Octavia with their own page. The Skoda Octavia page covers all 211,854 licensed, whatever the version.

Skoda Octavia L&K compared with other versions of the Skoda Octavia
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Skoda Octavia RS 571 842 30.6%
Skoda Octavia L&K 915 192 55.6%
Skoda Octavia Laur & Klem 846 238 43.0%
Skoda Octavia Blackline VRS 395 19 82.6%
Skoda Octavia Elegance T 4x4 71 205 20.1%
Skoda Octavia Black-L VRS 177 10 79.6%

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 1,107 Skoda Octavia L&K records (licensed and SORN) 15 September 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 15 September 2026
  • Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
  • Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
  • This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “OCTAVIA L&K TDI”, “OCTAVIA L & K TSI S-A”, “OCTAVIA L AND K TDI CR”, “OCTAVIA L & K TDI S-A”, “OCTAVIA L & K TDI CR S-A”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
  • Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
  • First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.

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