Makes / Volkswagen / Transporter
Transporter
Volkswagen · on record 1994 to 2025
GROWING
Red List classification, from population, five year trajectory and survival against peak. Reviewed each census.
351,397
licensed vehicles2025 census
100.0% of the peak fleet remains licensed
peak 351,397 in 2025 ·
+10,122 vehicles a year, five year trend
Population history
Licensed and SORN vehicles at each census. Filters apply to the population, MOT and registration figures together.
Fuel · all
Battery Electric Diesel LPG Petrol
Transmission · all
Manual Automatic Semi-Automatic
Drivetrain · all
4MOTION 4x4 Syncro
Trim · all
1000 Lwb 102 Bhp Lwb 102 Bhp Lwb A 102 Bhp Swb 102 Bhp Swb A 11 1100 Syn Lwb 1100 Syn Swb 112 1200 Td Swb 45 D Swb 57 57 D Lwb 57 D Swb 60 60Ps 62 P Swb 7 70D 78 78Ps 8 81 P Swb 81 Pa 81 Pc Lwb 88 Bhp Lwb 88 Bhp Swb 88Bhp Spl Swb Abt Etransporter T32 Abt Etransporter T32 Advance Calif Calif 4-M Calif Se Carat Caravan Td Caravelle Caravelle A Caravelle Cl Caravelle D Caravelle Gl Caravelle Swb D Lwb Dies Kombi Lr Life Lw Lwb Lwb 62P Razorback S Sd Lwb Sd Swb Se Style Sw Swb Swb D Swb D A T-Porter Shut S130 Lwb T-Porter Shut S130 Swb T-Porter Shut S84 102 Lwb T-Porter Shut S84 102 Swb T-Porter Shut Se 102 Lwb T-Porter Shut Se 102 Swb T-Porter Shut Se130 Lwb T-Porter Shut Se130 Lwb A T-Porter Shut Se130 Swb T-Porter Shut Se130 Swb A T-Porter Shut Se174 Lwb T-Porter Shut Se174 Swb T-Porter Shuttle S84 Lwb T-Porter Shuttle S84 Swb T-Porter T27 St-Ln Bmotion T-Porter T28 180Tdi 4M Swb T-Porter T28 S-Line 4M T-Porter T28 T-Line 4M T-Porter T30 T-Porter T30 130 Swb T-Porter T30 130 Swba T-Porter T30 130Tdi Lwbsa T-Porter T30 140Tdi Lwb A T-Porter T30 140Tdi Swb A T-Porter T30 174 T-Porter T30 174 Lwb T-Porter T30 174 Swb T-Porter T30 174 Swba T-Porter T30 4-M Lwb T-Porter T30 4-M Swb T-Porter T30 H-Ln 4M T-Porter T30 High-Ln 4M T-Porter T30 S 102Tdi Lwb T-Porter T30 S 102Tdi Swb T-Porter T30 S 140Tdi Lwb T-Porter T30 S 140Tdi Swb T-Porter T30 Se 102Tdi Lw T-Porter T30 Se 102Tdi Sw T-Porter T30 Se 140Tdi Lw T-Porter T30 Se 140Tdi Sw T-Porter T30 Se 180Tdi Lw T-Porter T30 Se 180Tdi Sw T-Porter T30 Window T-Porter T32 130 Lwb T-Porter T32 140Tdi Swb A T-Porter T32 174 Lwb T-Porter T32 180Tdi Lw T-Porter T32 180Tdi Sw T-Porter T32 H-Line 4M T-Porter T32 Highline T-Porter T32 Se 140Tdi Lw T-Porter T32 Se 180Tdi Lw T-Sporter T28 102 Swb T-Sporter T28 140 Swb T-Sporter T28 180 Swb T-Sporter T30 102 Lwb T-Sporter T30 102 Swb T-Sporter T30 104 Lwb T-Sporter T30 130 Lwb T-Sporter T30 140 Lwb T-Sporter T30 140 Swb T-Sporter T30 174 Lwb T-Sporter T30 180 Lwb T-Sporter T30 180 Swb T-Sporter T30 S 84Tdi Lwb T-Sporter T30 S 84Tdi Swb T-Sporter T32 102 Lwb T-Sporter T32 102 Swb T-Sporter T32 104 Lwb T-Sporter T32 104 Swb T-Sporter T32 130 Lwb T-Sporter T32 130 Swb T-Sporter T32 140 Lwb T-Sporter T32 140 Swb T-Sporter T32 180 Lwb T26 102 Swb T26 84Tdi Swb T26 85 T26 H-Ln T26 S-Line T26 St-Ln T26 Startline T26 Stln T26 Swb T26 Tline T27 T27 Bluemn Swb T28 102 Lwb T28 104 T28 114Bmt Lwb T28 130 T28 140 4M Lwb T28 140 Lwb T28 140 Swb T28 174 T28 180 4M Swb T28 180 Lwb T28 180 Swb T28 84 Lwb T28 85 T28 Cmmrce Pro T28 Comm Pro T28 Commerce T28 Commerce + T28 H-Line T28 H-Ln T28 H-Ln Td Ibmt A T28 Highline T28 Hln T28 S-Line T28 S-Ln T28 St-Line T28 St-Line 4M T28 St-Ln T28 St-Ln 4M T28 Startline T28 Stln T28 Sw T28 Swb T28 T-Line T28 T-Ln T28 Tr-Ln T28 Tr-Ln Swb T28 Trendline T28Tline T30 T30 102 Lwb T30 102 Swb T30 104 T30 130 T30 140 T30 140 4M Swb T30 174 T30 180 T30 180 4M Lwb T30 180 4M Swb T30 180 Lwb T30 180 Swb T30 180Tdi Swb T30 180Tdi4M Lwb A T30 180Tdi4M Swb A T30 4M T30 4Mot T30 84 Lwb T30 84Tdi Lwb T30 84Tdi Swb T30 85 T30 85Tdi Lwb T30 Cmmrce + T30 Cmmrce Pro T30 Comm Pro T30 Commerce T30 Commerce + T30 Edit T30 Edition T30 H-Line T30 H-Ln T30 H-Ln 4M T30 H-Ln Bmt4M T30 Highline T30 Hln T30 Lwb T30 S T30 S-Line T30 S-Ln T30 S-Ln Bmt4M T30 Se T30 Se 4M T30 Se 4M Lwb T30 Se 4M Swb T30 Se Lwb T30 Se Swb T30 Se Tdi4M Swb A T30 St-Line T30 St-Line 4M T30 St-Ln T30 St-Ln 4M T30 Startline T30 Stln T30 Swb T30 T-Line T30 T-Ln T30 T-Ln Bmt4M T30 Tr-Line T30 Trendline T30 Window T32 T32 104 T32 130 T32 140 Lwb T32 140 Lwb A T32 140 Lwb4X4 T32 140 Swb T32 140 Swb4X4 T32 174 T32 180 4M Lwb T32 180 4M Swb T32 180 Lwb T32 180 Lwb A T32 180 Swb T32 180Tdi Sw T32 180Tdi Swb T32 180Tdi4M Lwb A T32 180Tdi4M Swb A T32 4M T32 4Mot T32 4Mot-N Lwb T32 4Mot-N Swb T32 Cmmrce + T32 Cmmrce Pro T32 Comm Pro T32 Comm+ 4M T32 Commerce T32 Commerce + T32 H-Line T32 H-Line 4M T32 H-Ln T32 H-Ln 4M T32 H-Ln Bmt4M T32 Highline T32 Hln T32 Lwb T32 S T32 S-Line T32 S-Ln T32 S-Ln Bmt4M T32 Se T32 Se Bmt4M T32 Se Lwb T32 Se Swb T32 Se Tdi4M Lwb A T32 Sportline Tdia T32 Sprt Ln T32 Sptln T32 St-Line T32 St-Line 4M T32 St-Ln T32 St-Ln 4M T32 St-Ln Bmta T32 St-Ln Tdi4M T32 Startline T32 Swb T32 T-Line T32 T-Ln T32 T-Ln Bmt4M T32 Tr-Line T32 Tr-Line 4M T32 Trendline Td 4 P-U Td 5 Td Lwb Td Swb Tnsporter Caravelle Swb A Tporter 32 Spt Ln Blk Edition Tdisa Tporter T26 Hline 102 Swb Tporter T26 Hline 84 Bt Sw Tporter T26 Hline 84 Swb Tporter T26 Tline 102 Swb Tporter T26 Tline 84 Swb Tporter T26Hline 114 Bt Sw Tporter T26Tline 114Tdibmt Swb Tporter T26Tline 84Tdi Swb Tporter T28 Hline 102 Lwb Tporter T28 Hline 102 Swb Tporter T28 Hline 140 Lwb Tporter T28 Hline 140 Lwba Tporter T28 Hline 140 Swb Tporter T28 Hline 140 Swba Tporter T28 Hline 140Tdi4M Swb Tporter T28 Hline 180 Lwb Tporter T28 Hline 180 Swb Tporter T28 Hline 180 Swba Tporter T28 Hline 180Tdi Lwb A Tporter T28 Hline 84 Bt Sw Tporter T28 Hline 84 Swb Tporter T28 Tline 102 Lwb Tporter T28 Tline 102 Swb Tporter T28 Tline 140 Lwb Tporter T28 Tline 140 Lwba Tporter T28 Tline 140 Swb Tporter T28 Tline 180 Swb Tporter T28 Tline 4M Tporter T28 Tline 84 Lwb Tporter T28 Tline 84 Swb Tporter T28Hline 114 Bt Lw Tporter T28Hline 114 Bt Sw Tporter T28Hline 140Tdi4M Lwb Tporter T28Hline 180Tdi4M Lwb Tporter T28Hline 180Tdi4M Lwba Tporter T28Hline 180Tdi4M Swba Tporter T28Tline 114 Bt Lw Tporter T28Tline 114Tdibmt Swb Tporter T28Tline 140 Swb Tporter T28Tline 140Tdi 4M Swb Tporter T28Tline 180Tdi4M Swb Tporter T28Tline 180Tdi4M Swba Tporter T30 130 Lwb Tporter T30 130 Swb Tporter T30 140Tdi Lw Tporter T30 140Tdi Sw Tporter T30 Hline 102 Lwb Tporter T30 Hline 102 Swb Tporter T30 Hline 140 Lwb Tporter T30 Hline 140 Lwba Tporter T30 Hline 140 Swb Tporter T30 Hline 140 Swba Tporter T30 Hline 140Tdi4M Lwb Tporter T30 Hline 140Tdi4M Swb Tporter T30 Hline 180 Lwb Tporter T30 Hline 180 Lwba Tporter T30 Hline 180 Swb Tporter T30 Hline 180 Swba Tporter T30 Hline 180Tdi4M Lwb Tporter T30 Hline 180Tdi4M Swb Tporter T30 Hline 84 Bt Lw Tporter T30 Hline 84 Lwb Tporter T30 Hline 84 Swb Tporter T30 S 140Tdi Lw A Tporter T30 S 140Tdi Sw A Tporter T30 S-Line Tporter T30 Se 140 Swb Tporter T30 Sline 4M Tporter T30 Tline 102 Lwb Tporter T30 Tline 102 Swb Tporter T30 Tline 140 Lwb Tporter T30 Tline 140 Lwba Tporter T30 Tline 140 Swb Tporter T30 Tline 140Tdi Swb A Tporter T30 Tline 140Tdi4M Lwb Tporter T30 Tline 140Tdi4M Swb Tporter T30 Tline 180 Lwb Tporter T30 Tline 180 Lwba Tporter T30 Tline 180 Swb Tporter T30 Tline 180Tdi Swb A Tporter T30 Tline 84 Bt Sw Tporter T30 Tline 84 Lwb Tporter T30 Tline 84 Swb Tporter T30Hline 114 Bt Lw Tporter T30Hline 114 Bt Sw Tporter T30Hline 180Tdi4M Lwba Tporter T30Hline 180Tdi4M Swba Tporter T30Tline 114 Bt Lw Tporter T30Tline 114 Bt Sw Tporter T30Tline 114Tdibmt Swb Tporter T30Tline 140Tdi 4M Swb Tporter T30Tline 180Tdi 4M Swb Tporter T30Tline 180Tdi4M Lwba Tporter T30Tline 180Tdi4M Swba Tporter T30Tline 84Tdi Swb Tporter T32 130 Lwb Tporter T32 Hline 102 Lwb Tporter T32 Hline 102 Swb Tporter T32 Hline 140 4Mlw Tporter T32 Hline 140 Lwb Tporter T32 Hline 140 Swb Tporter T32 Hline 180 4Msw Tporter T32 Hline 180 Lwb Tporter T32 Hline 180 Lwba Tporter T32 Hline 180 Swb Tporter T32 Hline 180 Swba Tporter T32 Hline 180 Tdi4M Lw Tporter T32 S-Line Tporter T32 Sline 4M Tporter T32 Tline 102 Lwb Tporter T32 Tline 102 Swb Tporter T32 Tline 140 Lwb Tporter T32 Tline 140 Lwba Tporter T32 Tline 140 Swb Tporter T32 Tline 140Tdi Swb A Tporter T32 Tline 140Tdi4M Lwb Tporter T32 Tline 140Tdi4M Swb Tporter T32 Tline 180 Lwb Tporter T32 Tline 180 Lwba Tporter T32 Tline 180 Swb Tporter T32 Tline 180Tdi Swb A Tporter T32 Tline 180Tdi4M Lwb Tporter T32 Tline 180Tdi4M Swb Tporter T32Hline 114 Bt Lw Tporter T32Hline 114 Bt Sw Tporter T32Hline 140 4M Sw Tporter T32Hline 140 Lwb Tporter T32Hline 140 Swb Tporter T32Hline 180 4Mswa Tporter T32Hline 180 Tdi4M Lwa Tporter T32Tline 114 Bt Lw Tporter T32Tline 114 Bt Sw Tporter T32Tline 114Tdibmt Swb Tporter T32Tline 140Tdi 4M Swb Tporter T32Tline 180Tdi 4M Swb Tporter T32Tline 180Tdi4M Lwba Tporter T32Tline 180Tdi4M Swba Tr-Porter Calif Se 130 Tr-Porter Calif Se 174 Tr-Porter Calif Se 174 4M Tr-Porter Calif Se 174 A Tr-Porter Sp-Line T30 Lwb Tr-Porter Sp-Line T30 Swb Tr-Porter T26 84 Swb Tr-Porter T28 102 Swb Tr-Porter T28 130 Swb Tr-Porter T28 174 D/C Swb Tr-Porter T28 84 Swb Tr-Porter T28 H-Ln 4M Tr-Porter T30 102 D/C Lwb Tr-Porter T30 102 Lwb Tr-Porter T30 102 Swb Tr-Porter T30 130 4M Lwb Tr-Porter T30 130 4M Swb Tr-Porter T30 130 D/C Lwb Tr-Porter T30 130 Lwb Tr-Porter T30 130 Swb Tr-Porter T30 174 Lwb Tr-Porter T30 174 Swb Tr-Porter T30 84 Lwb Tr-Porter T30 84 Swb Tr-Porter T30 H-Ln 4M Tr-Porter T30 H-Ln 4Ma Tr-Porter T30 H-Ln Bmt4M Tr-Porter T30 Lwb Tr-Porter T30 S-L Lwb Tr-Porter T30 S-L Swb Tr-Porter T30 Se 4M Tr-Porter T30 St-Ln 4M Tr-Porter T30 Swb Tr-Porter T30 T-Line Tr-Porter T30 Tline Tr-Porter T32 102 Lwb Tr-Porter T32 102 Swb Tr-Porter T32 130 Lwb Tr-Porter T32 130 Swb Tr-Porter T32 174 Lwb Tr-Porter T32 H-Ln 4M Tr-Porter T32 H-Ln Bmt4M Tr-Porter T32 H-Ln Tdibmt4M Tr-Porter T32 S-Line Tr-Porter T32 Sline 4M Tr-Porter T32 T-Line Tr-Porter T32 Tline Tr-Porter T32 Tline 4M Tr-Porter Trendline 102 Tr-Porter Trendline 130 Tr-Prter T28 St-Ln Tr-Prter T28 Tr-Ln Tr-Prter T30 H-Ln Bmt4M Tr-Prter T32 H-Ln 4M Tr-Prter T32 H-Ln Bmt4M Tr-Prter T32 S-Line Tr-Sporter T28 84 Swb Tr-Sporter T32 Sptln Tran-Er T30Se 140Tdi Lw A Tran-Er T30Se 140Tdi Sw A Trans Caravelle Cl A Trans Caravelle Cl D Trans Caravelle Cl D A Trans Caravelle D Lwb Trans Caravelle D Swb Trans Caravelle Gl A Trans Caravelle Gl D Trans Caravelle Gl D A Trans T30 180Tdi Lw4X4S-A Trans T30 180Tdi Sw4X4S-A Trans T30 Se 180Tdi Lw4X4 Trans T30 Se 180Tdi Sw4X4 Trans T32 Se 140Tdi Lw Trans T32 Se 180Tdi Lw Transp Spl T30 Swb D/C Transp T30 Se 140 Swb Transp T30 Se 180Tdi Lw A Transp T30 Se 180Tdi Sw A Transp T30 Se 4Mot-N Swb Transp T32 140 Lwb Transp T32 140 Swb Transp T32 180 Lwb Transp T32 180 Swb Transp T32 S-Line 180 Lwb Transp T32 S-Line 180 Swb Transp T32 S-Line Tdi180 Lwb A Transp T32 S-Line Tdi180 Swb A Transprter T32 Stln Trendline Swb Tristar
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Inside the surviving fleet
AutoCensus parses every DVLA variant description, so the fleet can be read by fuel and specification rather than as one number.
Fuel · share of licensed fleet
First registrations by year
When surviving examples first joined the British fleet.
New registrations
Vehicles first registered each year. A fleet still being sold shows here; a finished one shows only imports.
MOT reliability
DVSA test results for this family, 2005 to 2025.
Failure reason
Failures
Share of all tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources
167,396
3.7%
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
124,370
2.8%
A rear registration plate lamp with any lamp not working
82,345
1.8%
A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated
79,409
1.8%
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated
75,008
1.7%
A wiper blade insecure, missing or in such a condition that it does not clear the windscreen effectively to give the driver an adequate view of the road (through the windscreen) to the left and right sides of the vehicle, as well as to the front
62,747
1.4%
A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
59,556
1.3%
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
52,200
1.2%
Counted across every recorded test, 2005 to 2025. Advisories are excluded.
Where the Transporter remains
Based on MOT test locations, 2025. Test location is a proxy: a vehicle is counted where it was last tested, not where it is kept.
Postcode area
Vehicles tested
Pass rate
BS
9,324
72%
EX
9,231
70%
PL
8,213
71%
PO
7,769
73%
CF
7,657
73%
SA
7,474
73%
BH
7,397
73%
BN
6,616
71%
TR
6,341
70%
GL
6,327
74%
B
6,320
82%
SO
5,663
77%
S
5,614
81%
NG
5,226
77%
LL
4,676
77%
How this record was calculated
LATEST CENSUS 2025
POPULATION SOURCE DVLA VEH0220 quarterly
HISTORY SOURCE DVLA VEH0120 GB · to 2013
MOT SOURCE DVSA results · to 2025
FAMILY DEFINITION VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER
PROCESSED 20 Jul 2026
Full methodology
Population figures count vehicles recorded as licensed or SORN in the DVLA quarterly extract. Figures before 2014 cover Great Britain only. Vehicles are grouped into this family by the DVLA GenModel key shown above, with routing rules for known inconsistencies.
Variant figures are parsed from raw DVLA model descriptions and the original string is always retained. Blank transmission fields are shown as manual because DVLA records the field for automatic vehicles.
MOT figures count tests, not vehicles, and geographic figures count each vehicle at its most recent test location. The decline projection is a straight line fitted to the latest five years and is illustrative only.