484 on UK roads in 2025-23 vs 2024
On the road
484
484 licensed
Change vs 2024
-4.5%
-23 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Volkswagen 1500 is a rare sight on UK roads, with 484 licensed in 2025 - down 4.5% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (100%), with most in the 1.0-1.6L class. Most date from the Before 2000 era.
Licensed Volkswagen 1500 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Volkswagen 1500 on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Volkswagen 1500 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 38 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
81.8%
38 MOT tests in 2025 · 33 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
83.6%
2023
77.1%
2024
72.1%
2025
81.8%
▼ 1.8 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
Too new for an age breakdown - most haven't reached MOT age (3 years) yet, so there isn't enough history to chart.
How a Volkswagen 1500 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 41 cars tracked across years
95.1%
low · <5k
2.4%
avg · 5-15k
2.4%
high · 15k+
Most cover 160-1,057 miles a year (median 473).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 40,922 → 37,152 → 42,407 → 38,399
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Volkswagen 1500 passes first time 81.8% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 1,625 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 89.5% of low-mileage cars pass versus 100% past 120k.
Of 6 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Volkswagen 1500, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
