SKODA · SKODA ROOMSTER · Cars
Common — still a familiar sight, with 17,535 on the road.
Rarer than 12% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Disappearing at about 837 a year (4.8% of survivors). At that pace roughly 13,730 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2039.
The Škoda Roomster (Type 5J) is a small family car manufactured and marketed by Škoda Auto from December 2005 to 2015 over a single generation with a single intermediate facelift. It has a five-door, five passenger, front-engine, front-wheel drive, high-roof design and has been described as a hatchback, an estate car, or a multi-purpose vehicle. Styled by Thomas Ingenlath and Peter Wouda, the Roomster premiered at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show) as the first car marketed after Volkswagen Group's takeover of Skoda, sharing the A4 (PQ34) platform and components with the second generation Škoda Fabia...
As of 2025 Q4, 17,535 SKODA ROOMSTER were still registered in the UK — 16,531 licensed and on the road, plus 1,004 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The SKODA ROOMSTER is common, with 17,535 still on the road, making it rarer than 12% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of SKODA ROOMSTER on UK roads fell by 875 (4.8%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 13,730 would remain in 5 years.
Most SKODA ROOMSTER run on petrol — about 62% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel, gas (lpg).
The SKODA ROOMSTER peaked at 22,180 registered in 2015 Q2, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.