645 on UK roads in 2025-96 vs 2024
On the road
645
645 licensed
Change vs 2024
-13%
-96 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Volkswagen PHAETON is an uncommon sight on UK roads, with 645 licensed in 2025 - down 13% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly diesel (93%), with most in the Over 3.0L class. Most date from the 2010-2014 era.
Licensed Volkswagen PHAETON cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Volkswagen PHAETON 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 Phaeton holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 886 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
79%
886 MOT tests in 2025 · 753 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
80.7%
2023
78.4%
2024
79.5%
2025
79%
▼ 1.7 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Volkswagen Phaeton is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 990 cars tracked across years
50%
low · <5k
43.8%
avg · 5-15k
6.2%
high · 15k+
Most cover 2,706-8,185 miles a year (median 4,999).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 111,534 → 113,378 → 114,159 → 116,420
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Volkswagen Phaeton passes first time 79% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 6,129 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 88.9% of low-mileage cars pass versus 74.7% past 120k.
Of 158 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 PHAETON, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
