Volkswagen Beetle

Live market prices, listings, and how many are still on the road.

Volkswagen Beetle — market at a glance Median asking £2,800 Median achieved £12,000 Asking vs achieved −77% Sell-through 77%

Recorded auction results and live UK asking prices for this model are below, along with how many are still on the road. Our own sold-price comparables are still building.

Still on UK roads

Licensed in Great Britain 41,149 as of 2026 Q1

Declared off-road (SORN) 17,163 stored, restored or resting

Vehicle counts contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — DfT/DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0120, Great Britain), grouped by generic model. Counts cover all body types and fuels registered under this model name.

MOT pass rate & common faults

MOT pass rate 65.8% of 69,108 tests, 2024

Typical MOT mileage 79,000 median recorded, miles

MOT pass rate by year — declining, down 1.5 points since 2020:

Most common failure areas — share of failed tests citing each area (a car can fail on more than one), from 23,644 sampled fails:

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment	29.5%
Suspension	29.0%
Brakes	17.6%
Noise, Emissions and Leaks	14.1%
Body, Chassis, Structure	13.5%

MOT figures contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results (Great Britain), class 4 (cars & light vehicles), 2024. Pass rate is measured across first (initial) MOT tests only; a pass counts a certificate issued outright or after minor repair at the station. Grouped by generic model.

Auction market — what they sell for

Median sold £12,000 midpoint of recorded sales

Average sold £15,000 mean across sales

Sell-through 77% strong demand — of cars offered find a buyer

Sales on record 1,320 since 2018

Auction-market figures are derived statistics (medians, counts and trends) from data supplied by oldcarsdata.com — recorded sales across Bring a Trailer, Cars & Bids, Hagerty, PCAR Market, Gooding & Co and RM Sotheby’s, as of 2026-07. Prices converted to GBP. No individual listings reproduced.

Asking on eBay UK right now

Median asking £2,800 midpoint of live UK listings

Listings live 15 range £600–£13,000

Typical time listed 4d median, since tracking began

Listing type 87% classified · 13% auction

Live UK asking (median £2,800) sits 77% below recorded auction results (£12,000). Asking is what sellers want today — a UK retail read against largely international auction sales, not an achieved price.

What’s for sale by price — how the live UK listings split by asking price:

Price band	Listings	Share
Under £5k	9	60%
£5k–£10k	5	33%
£10k–£20k	1	7%

Asking by mileage — median live UK asking price by odometer band (the live counterpart to recorded sales above):

Mileage	Median asking	Listings
Under 40k mi	£8,000	3
40–80k mi	£1,348	4
80–120k mi	£1,900	5

Asking figures are live, de-duplicated statistics from the eBay UK and dealer listings we currently track for this model — the same cars shown in “for sale now”. Asking prices are not sold prices.

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