10,450 on UK roads in 2025-1,362 vs 2024
On the road
10,450
10,450 licensed
Change vs 2024
-11.5%
-1,362 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Volkswagen FOX has a steady presence on UK roads, with 10,450 licensed in 2025 - down 11.5% 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 2005-2009 era.
Licensed Volkswagen FOX cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Volkswagen FOX 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 Fox holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 31,595 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
60%
31,595 MOT tests in 2025 · 23,290 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
63%
2023
61.5%
2024
60.4%
2025
60%
▼ 3 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Volkswagen Fox is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 26,324 cars tracked across years
60.1%
low · <5k
37.9%
avg · 5-15k
1.9%
high · 15k+
Most cover 2,333-6,572 miles a year (median 4,152).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 73,018 → 76,009 → 78,566 → 80,476
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Petrol
23,271 tests
60%
A 2025 Volkswagen Fox passes first time 60% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 4,920 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 75.2% of low-mileage cars pass versus 53.8% past 120k.
Of 9,326 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 FOX, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
