UK vehicle statistics / Vauxhall

How many Vauxhall Nova cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 622 licensed and 5,649 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Vauxhall Nova generic-model group.

Looking at a Nova?

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 Nova is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Nova disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 2,095 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 622 in 2026 Q1, down 70%. That is down 19% 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 Q16225,649
2025 Q46195,607
2025 Q37985,433
2025 Q27915,436
2025 Q16085,606
2024 Q46065,635
2024 Q37905,542
2024 Q28075,519
2024 Q16255,620
2023 Q46185,718
2023 Q38265,526
2023 Q28435,466

Other Vauxhall models

See how many of every Vauxhall 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.