UK vehicle statistics / Vauxhall

How many Vauxhall Viva cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 37,882 licensed and 1,102 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Vauxhall Viva generic-model group.

Looking at a Viva?

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

Is the Viva disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 38,856 in 2019 Q4 and stand at 37,882 in 2026 Q1, down 3%. That is down 2% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 1,102 are declared SORN — 1 in 35 of the 38,984 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

For how this model fares on test day, see its MOT pass rate and most common failures.

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 Q137,8821,102
2025 Q438,0151,062
2025 Q338,0001,080
2025 Q238,0631,047
2025 Q138,1301,009
2024 Q438,242935
2024 Q338,284900
2024 Q238,335886
2024 Q138,411879
2023 Q438,469847
2023 Q338,470799
2023 Q238,548813

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.