Car statistics
Volvo 940 Classic statistics
How many Volvo 940 Classics are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Classic compares with other versions of the Volvo 940. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 238 −5.6% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 271 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 22.5% Other Volvo 940 versions 9.9%
- Peak year 1998 2,255 licensed
- Share of Volvo 940s 10.9% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 53.2% of those still registered are SORN
How many Volvo 940 Classics are left in Great Britain?
There were 238 Volvo 940 Classics licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 271 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 89.4% lower than its peak of 2,255 in 1998. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 53.2% of those still registered are off the road.
Volvo 940 Classics licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 820 | – |
| 1997 | 2,208 | – |
| 1998 | 2,255 | – |
| 1999 | 2,216 | – |
| 2000 | 2,210 | – |
| 2001 | 2,224 | – |
| 2002 | 2,207 | – |
| 2003 | 2,195 | – |
| 2004 | 2,184 | – |
| 2005 | 2,134 | – |
| 2006 | 2,060 | – |
| 2007 | 2,006 | 68 |
| 2008 | 1,882 | 96 |
| 2009 | 1,698 | 103 |
| 2010 | 1,543 | 107 |
| 2011 | 1,341 | 110 |
| 2012 | 1,151 | 111 |
| 2013 | 990 | 129 |
| 2014 | 860 | 146 |
| 2015 | 764 | 156 |
| 2016 | 679 | 172 |
| 2017 | 599 | 193 |
| 2018 | 518 | 207 |
| 2019 | 459 | 225 |
| 2020 | 404 | 244 |
| 2021 | 337 | 260 |
| 2022 | 318 | 258 |
| 2023 | 283 | 268 |
| 2024 | 255 | 263 |
| 2025 | 238 | 270 |
| 2026 | 238 | 271 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Volvo 940 Classics have survived?
22.5% 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 9.9%, so Volvo 940 Classics are 2.3 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 16 other versions of the Volvo 940 from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Volvo 940 Classic | 22.5% |
| Other Volvo 940 versions of the same age | 9.9% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
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.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 2,301cc to 2,400cc 241 licensed | 100.0% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,301–2,400cc | Petrol | 235 | 97.5% |
| 2,301–2,400cc | Diesel | 4 | 1.7% |
Fuel type, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year.
| Year | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 97.9% | 1.7% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | 1.8% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | 2.1% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | 1.7% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | 2.0% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | 1.8% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | 1.9% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | 2.1% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | 1.9% |
| 2025 | 97.5% | 1.7% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
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.
Other versions of the Volvo 940
Versions of the Volvo 940 with their own page. The Volvo 940 page covers all 1,999 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo 940 Classic | 238 | 271 | 22.5% |
| Volvo 940 Celebration | 223 | 148 | 36.8% |
| Volvo 940 Torslanda LPT | 160 | 119 | 31.3% |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 509 Volvo 940 Classic records (licensed and SORN) | 15 September 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 “940 CLASSIC”, “940 CLASSIC AUTO”, “940 CLASSIC TD AUTO”, “940 CLASSIC TD”. 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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