Car statistics
Volkswagen Polo Genesis statistics
How many Volkswagen Polo Genesises are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Genesis compares with other versions of the Volkswagen Polo. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 51 −8.9% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 122 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 4.9% Other Volkswagen Polo versions 1.9%
- Peak year 1996 3,543 licensed
- Share of Volkswagen Polos 0.0% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 70.5% of those still registered are SORN
How many Volkswagen Polo Genesises are left in Great Britain?
There were 51 Volkswagen Polo Genesises licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 122 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 98.6% lower than its peak of 3,543 in 1996. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 70.5% of those still registered are off the road.
Volkswagen Polo Genesises licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 3,372 | – |
| 1995 | 3,538 | – |
| 1996 | 3,543 | – |
| 1997 | 3,531 | – |
| 1998 | 3,504 | – |
| 1999 | 3,533 | – |
| 2000 | 3,494 | – |
| 2001 | 3,439 | – |
| 2002 | 3,328 | – |
| 2003 | 3,162 | – |
| 2004 | 2,977 | – |
| 2005 | 2,622 | – |
| 2006 | 2,118 | – |
| 2007 | 1,670 | 169 |
| 2008 | 1,313 | 121 |
| 2009 | 953 | 130 |
| 2010 | 734 | 102 |
| 2011 | 534 | 101 |
| 2012 | 410 | 91 |
| 2013 | 335 | 82 |
| 2014 | 264 | 91 |
| 2015 | 193 | 112 |
| 2016 | 170 | 115 |
| 2017 | 139 | 126 |
| 2018 | 125 | 122 |
| 2019 | 99 | 133 |
| 2020 | 89 | 129 |
| 2021 | 80 | 124 |
| 2022 | 72 | 125 |
| 2023 | 63 | 129 |
| 2024 | 55 | 123 |
| 2025 | 55 | 120 |
| 2026 | 51 | 122 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Volkswagen Polo Genesises have survived?
4.9% of Volkswagen Polo Genesises 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 Polo from the same era, the figure is 1.9%, so Volkswagen Polo Genesises are 2.6 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 34 other versions of the Volkswagen Polo from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Polo Genesis | 4.9% |
| Other Volkswagen Polo versions of the same age | 1.9% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Other versions of the Volkswagen Polo
Versions of the Volkswagen Polo with their own page. The Volkswagen Polo page covers all 663,686 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Polo CL Coupe | 156 | 688 | 3.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo Genesis Coupe | 70 | 268 | 4.8% |
| Volkswagen Polo G40 Coupe | 43 | 213 | 47.8% |
| Volkswagen Polo S Coupe | 41 | 213 | 3.0% |
| Volkswagen Polo Boulevard Coupe | 56 | 167 | 3.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo GT Coupe | 39 | 178 | 10.5% |
| Volkswagen Polo Genesis | 51 | 122 | 4.9% |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 173 Volkswagen Polo Genesis 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 “POLO GENESIS”. 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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