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How many Audi A4 are left?

221,517. That is how many Audi A4 were still licensed in Great Britain at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DVLA records. One in every 151 cars on the road is one of these, and a further 40,344 are registered but declared off-road (SORN).

221,517 licensed today
1 in 151 cars on GB roads
40,344 off-road (SORN)
1994 peak 346k 2026 Q1

Numbers peaked at 328,106 in 2016. 32% of that peak has since left the road. The grey sliver is cars declared off-road. Great Britain figures, DfT table VEH0120.

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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 Survival
2014 20,757 16,739 80.6%
2015 19,524 16,362 83.8%
2016 26,275 22,292 84.8%
2017 22,437 19,328 86.1%
2018 12,685 11,524 90.8%
2019 13,065 12,680 97.1%
2020 8,903 8,271 92.9%
2021 7,452 6,771 90.9%
2022 6,740 6,202 92.0%
2023 7,858 7,560 too new
2024 7,571 7,571 too new
2025 65 65 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 80.6% surviving.

When they sold

2001 peak 6k/quarter 2026 Q1

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

What the survivors run on

2.0-litre diesel 146,038
2.0-litre petrol 52,482
1.4-litre petrol 15,252
1.8-litre petrol 12,169
3.0-litre diesel 7,826
1.9-litre diesel 7,657

Licensed cars by engine size band and fuel. United Kingdom figures, DfT table VEH0220 (2025). 53% of the survivors are manuals.

The trims that lasted

Technik TDI 6%
S Line TDI 4%
Sport TFSI 3%
S Line Black Edition TDI 3%
S Ln Blk Ed 35 TFSI MHEV Sa 3%

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).