How many Volkswagen Sharans are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 35,031 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain27,450−4.7% on a year earlier
Declared SORN5,046Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202575.7%Cars of the same ages 74.4%
Rank by number licensedNo. 203of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year200845,040 licensed
Average annual mileage9,894miles a year
How many Volkswagen Sharans are left in Great Britain?
There were 27,450 Volkswagen Sharans licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 5,046 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 39.1% fewer than the peak of 45,040 in 2008.
The Volkswagen Sharan SEL Blue Tech has its own page.
The figures above include every version; each version page covers only the cars DVLA records
under that version’s name.
Versions of the Volkswagen Sharan with their own page
In 2025, 75.7% of Volkswagen Sharan MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Volkswagen Sharans tested pass 74.4% of the time, so the Volkswagen Sharan does better than average for its age, by 1.3 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 75.4%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Volkswagen Sharan vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
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MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Volkswagen Sharan compared with all cars
Suspension is the most common reason a Volkswagen Sharan fails its MOT,
appearing on 36.9% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
7.8% of Volkswagen Sharan tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Volkswagen Sharan MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Volkswagen Sharan MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Volkswagen Sharan failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn”, on 14.5% of 8,514 failed tests.
52.5% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Volkswagen Sharan tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension
14.5%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres
11.1%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks
10.3%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
9.4%
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
7.2%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes
6.5%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension
6.3%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres
5.6%
Linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension
5.6%
Drive shafts: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure
13 years of the Volkswagen Sharan, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2011 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (67.5% passed first time) and the 2007 cars worst (49.8%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Volkswagen Sharan annual mileage
The average Volkswagen Sharan covers 9,894 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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5k
10k
15k
10,871
4–5 years
11,762
6–7 years
10,824
8–10 years
8,868
11–14 years
7,311
15–19 years
5,753
20+ years
Average annual mileage of a Volkswagen Sharan by vehicle age
Registrations of Volkswagen Sharans for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 4,751 in 2019. In 2025, 63 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
Registered for the first time, by year
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Volkswagen Sharans registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 29,087 Volkswagen Sharans licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 79.6% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 13.7% have an engine of 1,301cc to 1,400cc. The share with an engine of 1,801cc to 1,900cc has fallen from 55.9% in 2014 to 6.4%. Petrols made up 10.2% of those licensed in 2014 and 14.8% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Volkswagen Sharans licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 23,148 licensed
79.6%
1,301cc to 1,400cc 3,996 licensed
13.7%
1,801cc to 1,900cc 1,853 licensed
6.4%
Other sizes 90 licensed
0.3%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
1,901–2,000cc
Diesel
22,916
78.8%
1,301–1,400cc
Petrol
3,996
13.7%
1,801–1,900cc
Diesel
1,852
6.4%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Volkswagen Sharans licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Diesel
Petrol
2014
89.7%
10.2%
2015
91.4%
8.5%
2016
92.9%
7.0%
2017
93.7%
6.2%
2018
93.5%
6.5%
2019
91.5%
8.5%
2020
90.6%
9.4%
2021
87.7%
12.3%
2022
87.3%
12.7%
2023
86.4%
13.6%
2024
86.1%
13.9%
2025
85.2%
14.8%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
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.
How we use engine sizes.
Volkswagen Sharan fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Volkswagen Sharan from 2000, when the data begins, to 2018. On the NEDC test (listings 2000 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 23.5 to 56.5 mpg, with CO2 of 130 to 288 g/km.
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2018
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2018
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
VCA’s data has no Volkswagen versions for 2019 to 2024, so the years listed may leave out years the Volkswagen Sharan was on sale.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “Sharan”, “New Sharan”, “New Sharan 5 Door”, “Sharan (from NOV 06 Wk 45 >)”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Volkswagen Sharan safety recalls
DVSA lists 10 safety recalls for the Volkswagen Sharan since 1992, the first in 1997. The most recent was launched on 22 August 2025.
Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement
Launched 22 August 2025DVSA recall R/2025/357Manufacturer ref. DS69
Defect
Urgent Safety Warning – Do Not Drive Your Vehicle Our information shows your vehicle was originally allocated to or used for an extended period of time in a region with a climate zone considered to as HIGH RISK. Issue: The front airbag in your VW vehicle contains an ageing inflator propellant that may explode when deployed due to long-term exposure to heat and humidity. Risk: If the airbag inflator explodes metal fragments may be ejected causing life-threatening or fatal injuries to anyone in the vehicle.
Remedy
The front airbag must be replaced. Immediate Action Required: Stop driving your vehicle immediately. Contact the Takata Stop Drive helpline at 0113 526 9646 (MONDAY to FRIDAY 9:00AM to 5:00PM to arrange your recall service.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Volkswagen Sharan. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
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.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
