UK vehicle statistics / Chevrolet
How many Chevrolet cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 40,016 licensed and 9,078 SORN Chevrolet vehicles in the UK, across 13 published model groups. That means 1 in 5 surviving Chevrolet is currently off the road.
Looking at a Chevrolet?
Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
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Is the Chevrolet fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Chevrolet model group: Licensed numbers peaked at 125,831 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 40,016 in 2026 Q1, down 68%. That is down 50% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 9,078 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 49,094 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Chevrolet MOT pass rate
In 2024, 53.1% of 50,275 Chevrolet MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average.
The items most often behind a first-test failure across published Chevrolet model groups:
- Brake Performance — 9% of tests. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
- Position Lamps — 6.7% of tests. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
- Suspension Arms — 5.9% of tests. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
- Exhaust Emissions — 5.5% of tests. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
See every model on the Chevrolet MOT pass rate page.
Before you buy
- Brake Performance — 9% of tests in 2024. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
- Position Lamps — 6.7% of tests in 2024. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
- Suspension Arms — 5.9% of tests in 2024. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
- Exhaust Emissions — 5.5% of tests in 2024. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
- Budget for a shrinking fleet — Licensed numbers are down 68% from the 2014 Q3 peak of 125,831. Fewer cars on the road usually means fewer donor parts and fewer specialists.
- Check the actual Chevrolet — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.
Rarest Chevrolet models
The published Chevrolet model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
- Volt — 93 licensed, 12 SORN
- Camaro — 158 licensed, 56 SORN
- Corvette — 369 licensed, 123 SORN
- Tacuma — 141 licensed, 422 SORN
- Trax — 1,380 licensed, 71 SORN
Every Chevrolet model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| Spark | 12,272 | 1,007 |
| Matiz | 6,377 | 2,020 |
| Aveo | 6,239 | 1,046 |
| Captiva | 3,666 | 1,260 |
| Cruze | 3,892 | 630 |
| Orlando | 2,890 | 468 |
| Kalos | 1,382 | 898 |
| Lacetti | 1,157 | 1,065 |
| Trax | 1,380 | 71 |
| Tacuma | 141 | 422 |
| Corvette | 369 | 123 |
| Camaro | 158 | 56 |
| Volt | 93 | 12 |
How to read these numbers
Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.
Common questions
How many Chevrolet cars are left in the UK?
40,016 Chevrolet vehicles were licensed and 9,078 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 13 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Chevrolet is rarest?
Of the published Chevrolet model groups, the Volt has the smallest surviving population at 93 licensed and 12 SORN.
Is the Chevrolet fleet shrinking?
Licensed numbers peaked at 125,831 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 40,016 in 2026 Q1, down 68%. That is down 50% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 9,078 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 49,094 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
What is the Chevrolet MOT pass rate?
53.1% of 50,275 class-4 initial MOT tests on Chevrolet cars passed first time in 2024 — below the 71.2% UK average.
What do Chevrolet cars fail the MOT on?
Across published Chevrolet model groups, the most common initial failure categories in 2024 are brake performance (9% of tests), position lamps (6.7% of tests), suspension arms (5.9% of tests). DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes.
Does a Chevrolet population figure describe the car I am looking at?
No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's own free MOT, tax and mileage record.
Source and limitations
Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.
Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.