Car statistics
Volvo 480 Celebration statistics
How many Volvo 480 Celebrations are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Celebration compares with other versions of the Volvo 480. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 32 0.0% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 78 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 23.4% Other Volvo 480 versions 5.3%
- Peak year 1997 468 licensed
- Share of Volvo 480s 15.1% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 70.9% of those still registered are SORN
How many Volvo 480 Celebrations are left in Great Britain?
There were 32 Volvo 480 Celebrations licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 78 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 93.2% lower than its peak of 468 in 1997. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 70.9% of those still registered are off the road.
Volvo 480 Celebrations licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 426 | – |
| 1996 | 467 | – |
| 1997 | 468 | – |
| 1998 | 464 | – |
| 1999 | 458 | – |
| 2000 | 456 | – |
| 2001 | 443 | – |
| 2002 | 444 | – |
| 2003 | 436 | – |
| 2004 | 423 | – |
| 2005 | 414 | – |
| 2006 | 380 | – |
| 2007 | 336 | 41 |
| 2008 | 295 | 49 |
| 2009 | 242 | 51 |
| 2010 | 212 | 46 |
| 2011 | 173 | 52 |
| 2012 | 138 | 57 |
| 2013 | 119 | 67 |
| 2014 | 95 | 67 |
| 2015 | 88 | 65 |
| 2016 | 76 | 71 |
| 2017 | 66 | 76 |
| 2018 | 53 | 82 |
| 2019 | 49 | 85 |
| 2020 | 48 | 83 |
| 2021 | 39 | 85 |
| 2022 | 35 | 88 |
| 2023 | 37 | 85 |
| 2024 | 29 | 83 |
| 2025 | 23 | 85 |
| 2026 | 32 | 78 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Volvo 480 Celebrations have survived?
23.4% of Volvo 480 Celebrations are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1995. For other versions of the Volvo 480 from the same era, the figure is 5.3%, so Volvo 480 Celebrations are 4.5 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 5 other versions of the Volvo 480 from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Volvo 480 Celebration | 23.4% |
| Other Volvo 480 versions of the same age | 5.3% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Volvo 480 MOT reliability
There were not enough MOT tests of Volvo 480s in 2025 to publish reliable figures: we need at least 1,000 tests of cars aged three and over. DVSA names the model, not the version, so no separate figures exist for the Celebration.
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 110 Volvo 480 Celebration records (licensed and SORN) | 2 October 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 “480 CELEBRATION”, “480 CELEBRATION AUTO”. 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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