VOLKSWAGEN · VOLKSWAGEN ID5 · Cars
Common — still a familiar sight, with 11,220 on the road.
Rarer than 15% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
The Volkswagen ID.4 and Volkswagen ID.5 are battery electric compact crossover SUVs produced by Volkswagen. Based on the MEB platform, the ID.4 is the second model of the Volkswagen ID. series. The production version of the ID.4 debuted in September 2020 as the first fully-electric crossover SUV under the Volkswagen brand, while the coupe-shaped variant of the ID.4 (akin to the Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron) is marketed as the Volkswagen ID.5 and was presented in November 2021. The ID.4 is positioned by Volkswagen as a high-volume, mass-market electric vehicle — a car for "the millions, not the millionaires...
As of 2025 Q4, 11,220 VOLKSWAGEN ID5 were still registered in the UK — 11,127 licensed and on the road, plus 93 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The VOLKSWAGEN ID5 is common, with 11,220 still on the road, making it rarer than 15% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of VOLKSWAGEN ID5 on UK roads rose by 2,671 (31.2%).
Most VOLKSWAGEN ID5 run on electric — about 100% of those still registered.
The VOLKSWAGEN ID5 peaked at 11,220 registered in 2025 Q4, and was first recorded in the data in 2022 Q2.