UK vehicle statistics / Vauxhall
How many Vauxhall Zafira cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 152,133 licensed and 34,359 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Vauxhall Zafira generic-model group.
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Is the Zafira disappearing?
Licensed numbers peaked at 458,629 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 152,133 in 2026 Q1, down 67%. That is down 47% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 34,359 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 186,492 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
| Quarter | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 152,133 | 34,359 |
| 2025 Q4 | 158,515 | 33,990 |
| 2025 Q3 | 164,225 | 33,292 |
| 2025 Q2 | 170,145 | 33,037 |
| 2025 Q1 | 176,432 | 32,939 |
| 2024 Q4 | 182,629 | 32,978 |
| 2024 Q3 | 189,285 | 33,010 |
| 2024 Q2 | 195,824 | 32,769 |
| 2024 Q1 | 202,088 | 32,601 |
| 2023 Q4 | 209,076 | 31,822 |
| 2023 Q3 | 215,542 | 31,001 |
| 2023 Q2 | 222,001 | 30,313 |
Other Vauxhall models
- Corsa — 931,400 licensed
- Astra — 554,029 licensed
- Mokka — 312,171 licensed
- Vivaro — 276,533 licensed
- Insignia — 164,660 licensed
- Combo — 127,512 licensed
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.