VOLKSWAGEN · VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG · Cars
Common — still a familiar sight, with 46,874 on the road.
Rarer than 7% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
The Volkswagen Touareg (German pronunciation: [ˈtuːaʁɛk]) is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV produced by Volkswagen from 2002 until 2026. The vehicle is named after the nomadic Tuareg people, inhabitants of the Saharan interior in North Africa. The Touareg was originally developed with the Porsche Cayenne and Audi Q7 and as of October 2020, the Touareg was developed with the Audi Q8, the Bentley Bentayga and the Lamborghini Urus, which shares their MLB Evo platform and chassis. The first generation (2002–2010) offered five, six, eight, ten, and twelve-cylinder engine choices.
As of 2025 Q4, 46,874 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG were still registered in the UK — 42,140 licensed and on the road, plus 4,734 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG is common, with 46,874 still on the road, making it rarer than 7% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG on UK roads rose by 710 (1.5%).
Most VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG run on diesel — about 94% of those still registered, with the rest split across petrol, plug-in hybrid, hybrid, gas (lpg).
The VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG peaked at 46,874 registered in 2025 Q4, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.