VOLKSWAGEN · VOLKSWAGEN LT · Cars
As of 2026 Q2, 48 VOLKSWAGEN LTs remain registered in the UK — one of the rarest cars in Britain on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 95 in 2015 Q3 — only 51% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 47 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 3 a year (6.9% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2036 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer. In all, the VOLKSWAGEN LT is rarer than 66% of the 2,315 UK car models we track, putting it firmly in 2026's endangered class.
Genuinely rare — only 48 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 66% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.
Disappearing at about 3 a year (6.9% of survivors). At that pace roughly 34 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2036.
The Volkswagen LT is the largest light commercial panel van produced by Volkswagen (and subsequently Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles as of 1996) from 1975 to 2006, before being replaced by the Crafter. Two generations were produced.
As of 2026 Q2, 48 VOLKSWAGEN LT were still registered in the UK — 23 licensed and on the road, plus 25 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The VOLKSWAGEN LT is genuinely rare, with only 48 left, making it rarer than 66% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of VOLKSWAGEN LT on UK roads held steady. At the current rate of decline, roughly 34 would remain in 5 years.
Most VOLKSWAGEN LT run on diesel — about 81% of those still registered, with the rest split across petrol.
The VOLKSWAGEN LT peaked at 95 registered in 2015 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.