Car statistics
Volvo 850 CD statistics
How many Volvo 850 CDs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the CD compares with other versions of the Volvo 850. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 78 −18.7% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 127 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 12.4% Other Volvo 850 versions 7.3%
- Peak year 2002 1,643 licensed
- Share of Volvo 850s 5.8% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 62.0% of those still registered are SORN
How many Volvo 850 CDs are left in Great Britain?
There were 78 Volvo 850 CDs licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 127 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 95.3% lower than its peak of 1,643 in 2002. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 62.0% of those still registered are off the road.
Volvo 850 CDs licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 17 | – |
| 1996 | 1,144 | – |
| 1997 | 1,577 | – |
| 1998 | 1,631 | – |
| 1999 | 1,620 | – |
| 2000 | 1,625 | – |
| 2001 | 1,640 | – |
| 2002 | 1,643 | – |
| 2003 | 1,614 | – |
| 2004 | 1,607 | – |
| 2005 | 1,582 | – |
| 2006 | 1,532 | – |
| 2007 | 1,468 | 44 |
| 2008 | 1,361 | 68 |
| 2009 | 1,218 | 67 |
| 2010 | 1,062 | 83 |
| 2011 | 912 | 89 |
| 2012 | 739 | 87 |
| 2013 | 603 | 82 |
| 2014 | 500 | 76 |
| 2015 | 404 | 91 |
| 2016 | 331 | 108 |
| 2017 | 275 | 104 |
| 2018 | 224 | 110 |
| 2019 | 194 | 113 |
| 2020 | 166 | 122 |
| 2021 | 147 | 120 |
| 2022 | 123 | 126 |
| 2023 | 110 | 120 |
| 2024 | 94 | 119 |
| 2025 | 87 | 121 |
| 2026 | 78 | 127 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Volvo 850 CDs have survived?
12.4% of Volvo 850 CDs 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 850 from the same era, the figure is 7.3%, so Volvo 850 CDs are 1.7 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 6 other versions of the Volvo 850 from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Volvo 850 CD | 12.4% |
| Other Volvo 850 versions of the same age | 7.3% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Volvo 850 MOT reliability
There were not enough MOT tests of Volvo 850s 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 CD.
Other versions of the Volvo 850
Versions of the Volvo 850 with their own page. The Volvo 850 page covers all 1,264 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo 850 R | 115 | 193 | 62.6% |
| Volvo 850 CD | 78 | 127 | 12.4% |
| Volvo 850 T5CD | 80 | 91 | 17.4% |
| Volvo 850 T5R | 61 | 102 | 55.3% |
| Volvo 850 T-5 | 40 | 77 | 11.8% |
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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 | 205 Volvo 850 CD 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 “850 CD AUTO”, “850 CD”, “850 TDI CD”, “850 CD TDI 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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