Volvo 850 R statistics

• Licensed in Great Britain 115 −6.5% on a year earlier
• Declared SORN 193 Off the road, not taxed
• Still registered 62.6% Other Volvo 850 versions 6.8%
• Peak year 2000 427 licensed
• Share of Volvo 850s 8.7% of those licensed or SORN
• Declared off the road 62.7% of those still registered are SORN

How many Volvo 850 Rs are left in Great Britain?

There were 115 Volvo 850 Rs licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 193 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 73.1% lower than its peak of 427 in 2000. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 62.7% of those still registered are off the road.

How many Volvo 850 Rs have survived?

62.6% of Volvo 850 Rs are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1996. For other versions of the Volvo 850 from the same era, the figure is 6.8%, so Volvo 850 Rs are 9.2 times as likely to have survived.

Volvo 850 R engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 104 Volvo 850 Rs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 98.1% have an engine of 2,301cc to 2,400cc.

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. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Volvo 850 page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

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 R.

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.