UK vehicle statistics / Seat

How many Seat Cordoba cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 85 licensed and 436 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Seat Cordoba generic-model group.

Looking at a Cordoba?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. If the car is still worth pursuing, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Wondering whether one particular Cordoba is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Cordoba disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 2,542 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 85 in 2026 Q1, down 97%. That is down 79% in the five years since 2021 Q1.

A falling population is worth knowing before you buy: it usually means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply, and it is why a good example of a scarce model can hold its price while a neglected one is hard to sell at any price.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q185436
2025 Q490440
2025 Q3106436
2025 Q2110432
2025 Q1124429
2024 Q4138436
2024 Q3147450
2024 Q2158459
2024 Q1171453
2023 Q4188457
2023 Q3205452
2023 Q2219458

Other Seat models

  • Ibiza — 214,197 licensed
  • Leon — 195,437 licensed
  • Arona — 83,013 licensed
  • Ateca — 73,936 licensed
  • Alhambra — 23,910 licensed
  • MII — 18,174 licensed

See how many of every Seat model are left

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.