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Volkswagen Golf GTI Rivage statistics

How many Volkswagen Golf GTI Rivages are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the GTI Rivage compares with other versions of the Volkswagen Golf. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Volkswagen Golf. Recorded by DVLA as “GOLF GTI RIVAGE”.

Last updated
Records analysed
316 Volkswagen Golf GTI Rivage records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 87 0.0% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 229 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 59.2% Other Volkswagen Golf versions 6.0%
  • Licensed in 1994 534 when this data begins
  • Share of Volkswagen Golfs 0.0% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 72.5% of those still registered are SORN

How many Volkswagen Golf GTI Rivages are left in Great Britain?

There were 87 Volkswagen Golf GTI Rivages licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 229 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 83.7% lower than the 534 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 72.5% of those still registered are off the road.

Volkswagen Golf GTI Rivages licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Volkswagen Golf GTI Rivages licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 534
1995 493
1996 473
1997 432
1998 412
1999 392
2000 361
2001 359
2002 338
2003 315
2004 302
2005 284
2006 259
2007 22796
2008 200105
2009 200105
2010 167125
2011 154141
2012 143150
2013 146162
2014 144163
2015 142169
2016 126190
2017 132191
2018 118196
2019 107214
2020 113206
2021 114205
2022 92229
2023 92221
2024 91220
2025 86230
2026 87229

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Volkswagen Golf GTI Rivages have survived?

59.2% of Volkswagen Golf GTI Rivages are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1994. For other versions of the Volkswagen Golf from the same era, the figure is 6.0%, so Volkswagen Golf GTI Rivages are 9.9 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 25 other versions of the Volkswagen Golf from the same era.

Share of Volkswagen Golf GTI Rivages still registered compared with other Volkswagen Golf versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Volkswagen Golf GTI Rivage 59.2%
Other Volkswagen Golf versions of the same age 6.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Other versions of the Volkswagen Golf

Versions of the Volkswagen Golf with their own page. The Volkswagen Golf page covers all 900,884 licensed, whatever the version.

Volkswagen Golf GTI Rivage compared with other versions of the Volkswagen Golf
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Volkswagen Golf GTI 39,080 20,061
Volkswagen Golf R 35,845 1,174 85.4%
Volkswagen Golf R32 3,919 2,273 72.5%
Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet 595 2,100 50.4%
Volkswagen Golf Clipper Cabriolet 539 1,901 50.3%
Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 30 1,353 429 78.2%
Volkswagen Golf VR6 258 1,336 20.9%
Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet 233 796 21.2%
Volkswagen Golf Avantgarde Cabriolet 167 522 21.8%
Volkswagen Golf VR6 Highline 119 514 33.3%
Volkswagen Golf Anniversary T 239 285 65.2%
Volkswagen Golf Anniversary 223 266 53.1%
Volkswagen Golf GL Cabriolet 107 274 33.4%
Volkswagen Golf GTI Rivage 87 229 59.2%
Volkswagen Golf GTI Sportline 47 186 66.6%
Volkswagen Golf GTI Anniversary 37 181 31.1%
Volkswagen Golf CC Cabriolet 27 130 44.9%
Volkswagen Golf Syncro 12 116 19.8%

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 316 Volkswagen Golf GTI Rivage records (licensed and SORN) 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 “GOLF GTI RIVAGE”. 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 most licensed at any year end since 1994, plus any first registered after that year. Other versions are those of the same model whose licensed count peaked in the same years, up to 2001.

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