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How many Vauxhall Astra are left?

527,414. That is how many Vauxhall Astra were still licensed in Great Britain at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DVLA records. One in every 64 cars on the road is one of these, and a further 94,476 are registered but declared off-road (SORN).

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Vauxhall Astra, class of 2014

84.2% still on the road

Licensed
48,216
Off-road (SORN)
1,876
Gone
7,162

Each car drawn is about 570 cars. Of the 57,254 first registered in 2014 that were on the road at their peak. UK, 2025.

Survival, year by year

The same model ages very differently depending on when it was first registered. For each year of first registration since 2014, this is the most of that year’s cars that were ever licensed at once, and how many of them are still licensed today. The three youngest years are shown without a percentage: their peak is still today’s count, so it would read 100% and mean nothing.

First registered Most on the road Licensed in 2025 Off-road Share licensed, off-road and gone Survival
2014 57,254 48,216 1,876 84.2%
2015 50,455 44,421 1,403 88.0%
2016 58,235 53,579 1,113 92.0%
2017 47,535 44,378 785 93.4%
2018 29,536 27,979 433 94.7%
2019 21,357 20,719 229 97.0%
2020 6,372 6,001 70 94.2%
2021 5,992 5,644 50 94.2%
2022 2,932 2,799 11 95.5%
2023 9,023 8,995 53 too new
2024 9,077 8,979 102 too new
2025 3,280 3,280 99 too new

United Kingdom figures, DfT table VEH0124 (2025); the year-of-first-use dataset begins in 2014. The hardest-worn cohort so far is 2014, at 84.2% surviving.

On the road since 1994

LicensedOff-road (SORN)
1994 peak 1.2M 2026 Q1

Numbers peaked at 1,149,218 in 2008. 54% of that peak has since left the road. The grey band is cars declared off-road. Great Britain figures, DfT table VEH0120.

When they sold

New registrations per quarter
2001 peak 23k/quarter 2026 Q1

New registrations per quarter: the selling life of the model, which is why the fleet curve beside it rises when it does. Great Britain figures, DfT table VEH0160.

What the survivors run on

1.4-litre petrol 168,615
1.6-litre petrol 143,274
1.6-litre diesel 53,905
2.0-litre diesel 52,294
1.7-litre diesel 41,257
1.8-litre petrol 31,402

Licensed cars by engine size band and fuel. United Kingdom figures, DfT table VEH0220 (2025). 85% of the survivors are manuals.

The trims that lasted

Sri 8%
Sri Turbo 4%
Excite 3%
Design 3%
Active 3%

Share of today’s licensed fleet, by DVLA model designation.

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Sources: DfT/DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, tables VEH0120 and VEH0160 (Great Britain, 2026 Q1) and VEH0124 and VEH0220 (United Kingdom, 2025). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Cells of 1–4 vehicles are suppressed at source, so very small counts can read slightly low. Download the full dataset (CSV, every model).