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How many Audi A3 are left?

433,527. That is how many Audi A3 were still licensed in Great Britain at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DVLA records. One in every 77 cars on the road is one of these, and a further 28,805 are registered but declared off-road (SORN).

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Audi A3, class of 2014

89.7% still on the road

Licensed
37,081
Off-road (SORN)
690
Gone
3,585

Each car drawn is about 410 cars. Of the 41,356 first registered in 2014 that were on the road at their peak. UK, 2025.

Survival, year by year

The same model ages very differently depending on when it was first registered. For each year of first registration since 2014, this is the most of that year’s cars that were ever licensed at once, and how many of them are still licensed today. The three youngest years are shown without a percentage: their peak is still today’s count, so it would read 100% and mean nothing.

First registered Most on the road Licensed in 2025 Off-road Share licensed, off-road and gone Survival
2014 41,356 37,081 690 89.7%
2015 41,720 37,852 549 90.7%
2016 36,958 34,082 446 92.2%
2017 30,659 28,341 390 92.4%
2018 23,592 22,368 399 94.8%
2019 17,436 16,942 186 97.2%
2020 15,079 14,494 95 96.1%
2021 20,698 19,531 133 94.4%
2022 17,781 16,943 76 95.3%
2023 25,812 25,435 68 too new
2024 26,054 25,888 64 too new
2025 21,531 21,531 316 too new

United Kingdom figures, DfT table VEH0124 (2025); the year-of-first-use dataset begins in 2014. The hardest-worn cohort so far is 2014, at 89.7% surviving.

On the road since 1995

LicensedOff-road (SORN)
1995 peak 462k 2026 Q1

Numbers are still near their peak of 435,116. The grey band is cars declared off-road. Great Britain figures, DfT table VEH0120.

When they sold

New registrations per quarter
2001 peak 10k/quarter 2026 Q1

New registrations per quarter: the selling life of the model, which is why the fleet curve beside it rises when it does. Great Britain figures, DfT table VEH0160.

What the survivors run on

2.0-litre diesel 109,462
1.5-litre petrol 89,406
1.6-litre diesel 69,816
1.4-litre petrol 55,512
1.0-litre petrol 35,500
1.4-litre plug-in hybrid electric (petrol) 24,925

Licensed cars by engine size band and fuel. United Kingdom figures, DfT table VEH0220 (2025). 62% of the survivors are manuals.

The trims that lasted

Sport TDI 8%
S Line TDI 6%
Sport TFSI 5%
SE TDI 4%
S Line TFSI 4%

Share of today’s licensed fleet, by DVLA model designation.

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Sources: DfT/DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, tables VEH0120 and VEH0160 (Great Britain, 2026 Q1) and VEH0124 and VEH0220 (United Kingdom, 2025). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Cells of 1–4 vehicles are suppressed at source, so very small counts can read slightly low. Download the full dataset (CSV, every model).