Volvo 940 Classic statistics

• Licensed in Great Britain 231 −8.3% on a year earlier
• Declared SORN 270 Off the road, not taxed
• Still registered 22.1% Other Volvo 940 versions 9.8%
• Peak year 1998 2,255 licensed
• Share of Volvo 940s 10.8% of those licensed or SORN
• Declared off the road 53.9% of those still registered are SORN

How many Volvo 940 Classics are left in Great Britain?

There were 231 Volvo 940 Classics licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 270 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 89.8% lower than its peak of 2,255 in 1998. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 53.9% of those still registered are off the road.

How many Volvo 940 Classics have survived?

22.1% of Volvo 940 Classics 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 940 from the same era, the figure is 9.8%, so Volvo 940 Classics are 2.3 times as likely to have survived.

Volvo 940 Classic engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 241 Volvo 940 Classics licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% 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 940 page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Volvo 940 MOT reliability

There were not enough MOT tests of Volvo 940s 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 Classic.

Other versions of the Volvo 940

Versions of the Volvo 940 with their own page. The Volvo 940 page covers all 1,968 licensed, whatever the version.