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VOLKSWAGEN EOS Common

As of 2026 Q2, 11,391 VOLKSWAGEN EOSs remain registered in the UK — still a familiar sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 19,381 in 2015 Q3 — only 59% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 7,990 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 1,226 a year (10.8% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2032 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer.

VOLKSWAGEN EOS car — UK survivor photo
Photo: Vauxford / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Surviving in the UK · 2026 Q2
11,391
9,295 licensed2,096 SORN
▼ 1,308 (-10.3%) yr/yr
Peak: 19,381 in 2015 Q3 · first seen 2014 Q3

Survivors over time

0 4,845 9,691 15k 19k 2014 Q32020 Q32026 Q2

How rare is it?

Common — still a familiar sight, with 11,391 on the road.

Rarer than 16% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.

Fuel breakdown

Of the 11,389 on the road today
Diesel 57%Petrol 43%

📉 Rate of decline

Disappearing at about 1,226 a year (10.8% of survivors). At that pace roughly 6,446 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2032.

A constant-rate projection from the last 3 years. The last survivors tend to linger far longer than this — cherished cars don't vanish on a fixed date.
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About the EOS

The Volkswagen Eos is a compact car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen from 2006 to 2016. It is a two-door convertible which seats four passengers. The Eos has a five-section hardtop retractable roof which itself featured an independently operable glass sunroof. VW marketed the body configuration as a CSC (coupe-sunroof-convertible). Assembled at AutoEuropa in Portugal, the Eos succeeded the Golf Cabriolet. Eos production ended in May 2015, with a limited number of base trim models marketed as 2016 models in the United States. The model name derived from Eos, the Greek goddess of the dawn.

Source: Wikipedia, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.

VOLKSWAGEN EOS — questions & answers

How many VOLKSWAGEN EOS are left in the UK?

As of 2026 Q2, 11,391 VOLKSWAGEN EOS were still registered in the UK — 9,295 licensed and on the road, plus 2,096 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.

Is the VOLKSWAGEN EOS rare?

The VOLKSWAGEN EOS is common, with 11,391 still on the road, making it rarer than 16% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.

Is the VOLKSWAGEN EOS increasing or decreasing?

Over the last year the number of VOLKSWAGEN EOS on UK roads fell by 1,308 (10.3%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 6,446 would remain in 5 years.

What fuel do most VOLKSWAGEN EOS use?

Most VOLKSWAGEN EOS run on diesel — about 57% of those still registered, with the rest split across petrol.

When did the VOLKSWAGEN EOS peak?

The VOLKSWAGEN EOS peaked at 19,381 registered in 2015 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.

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