Car statistics
Cupra car statistics
How many Cupra cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Cupra model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use, how they do at the MOT and their safety recalls. Built from DVLA licensing records and DVSA MOT results.
- Licensed in Great Britain 125,229 +48.7% on a year earlier
- Rank among makes No. 30 0.37% of licensed cars
- MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 89.2% Cars of the same ages 88.8%
- New registrations in 2025 40,903 2.0% of all new cars
- Most common fuel Petrol 33.9% of those licensed
- Safety recalls since 1992 14 naming 5 Cupra models
How many Cupra cars are on the road?
There were 125,229 Cupra cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 906 declared off the road (SORN). That is 0.37% of all licensed cars, or about 1 in 268, making Cupra the No. 30 make on the road. That is the most on the road at any year end since 2020. Electric makes up 29.9% of licensed Cupra cars, against 5.5% of all cars.
Cupra cars licensed in Great Britain
Numbers are still rising: the latest count is the highest in this series.
| Year | Licensed |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 161 |
| 2021 | 7,571 |
| 2022 | 21,661 |
| 2023 | 46,314 |
| 2024 | 75,014 |
| 2025 | 114,069 |
| 2026 | 125,229 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Cupra cars
All cars in Great Britain
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Cupra models
6 Cupra models have a page of their own. The most common is the Cupra Formentor, with 54,817 licensed: 43.8% of all Cupra cars on the road. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.
| Model | Licensed | Change on a year | SORN | Main fuel | MOT pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formentor | 54,817 | +25.5% | 322 | Petrol | 89.3% |
| Born | 29,081 | +39.4% | 121 | Electric | 90.5% |
| Leon | 16,879 | +42.1% | 143 | Petrol | 84.6% |
| Terramar | 10,526 | +967.5% | 162 | Hybrid | – |
| Tavascan | 8,342 | +334.3% | 128 | Electric | – |
| Ateca | 5,579 | +14.0% | 30 | Petrol | – |
MOT pass rates are first-time passes of cars aged three and over in 2025. A dash means too few tests, or a model DVSA’s records do not separate from vans.
New Cupra cars registered each year
Registrations of new Cupra cars in Great Britain peaked at 40,903 in 2025. In 2025, 40,903 were registered for the first time: 2.0% of all new cars.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’20 | 162 |
| ’21 | 7,578 |
| ’22 | 14,415 |
| ’23 | 25,729 |
| ’24 | 30,314 |
| ’25 | 40,903 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Share of all new cars
Cupra’s first registrations as a share of every car registered for the first time in Great Britain that year.
| Year | Share of new cars |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.6% |
| 2025 | 2.0% |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Cupra MOT reliability
In 2025, 89.2% of MOT tests of Cupra cars were passed first time, from 22,562 tests. Cars of the same ages pass 88.8% of the time, so Cupra does about as well as average for the age of its cars. That ranks Cupra No. 29 of the 50 makes with enough tests to compare. 4.4% of Cupra tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Among Cupra models with enough tests, the Born does best for its age (+1.1 points against cars of the same ages) and the Leon does worst (−3.8 points). Average age at test for Cupra cars: 3.4 years.
Every make and model ranked by MOT pass rate
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Cupra safety recalls
DVSA lists 14 safety recalls naming a Cupra car model since 1992, across 5 models. 10 were launched from 2016 to 2025, ranking Cupra No. 41 of the makes with recalls in those years. A recall naming several Cupra models counts once.
Recalls launched each year, 2020 to 2025
| Year | Recalls |
|---|---|
| ’20 | 1 |
| ’21 | 2 |
| ’22 | 3 |
| ’23 | 3 |
| ’24 | 1 |
| ’25 | 0 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Models with the most recalls
| Model | Recalls |
|---|---|
| Cupra Formentor | 10 |
| Cupra Born | 2 |
| Cupra Leon | 1 |
| Cupra Tavascan | 1 |
| Cupra Terramar | 1 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Latest Cupra recalls
- 28 Jul 2026 Reprogramming matrix beam headlights Cupra Tavascan
- 14 Jul 2026 Replacement front seat belt Cupra Terramar
- 9 Apr 2026 Battery check Cupra Born
- 4 Feb 2026 High-voltage modules replacement Cupra Born
- 26 Jan 2024 On certain vehicles with electromechanical brake servo and DSG (Direct Shift Gearbox) of a limited production period there is a possibility that a heat protection mat was incorrectly fitted. In individual cases the brake fluid reservoir can melt and cause a brake fluid leak into the engine compartment. Cupra Formentor, Cupra Leon
Models mostly registered as vans are left out, as on our recalls hub. A recall applies to vehicles built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Cupra. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check. How we match recalls to models.
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Makes of a similar size
| Rank | Make | Licensed | Change on a year | Main fuel | MOT vs same ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Porsche | 229,611 | +5.1% | Petrol | +15.2 pts |
| 28 | Lexus | 205,121 | +4.8% | Hybrid | +10.5 pts |
| 29 | Mitsubishi | 165,239 | −6.1% | Petrol | +0.5 pts |
| 30 | Cupra | 125,229 | +48.7% | Petrol | +0.4 pts |
| 31 | Jeep | 90,483 | +6.7% | Petrol | −2.7 pts |
| 32 | Smart | 85,932 | −1.6% | Petrol | +1.6 pts |
| 33 | BYD | 78,331 | +316.7% | Electric | – |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 37,339,879 car records (licensed and SORN) | 15 September 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 15 September 2026 |
| MOT results | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 29,122,953 car MOT tests | 15 September 2026 |
| Safety recalls | Vehicle safety recalls Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | January 1992 to September 2026 | 7,495 road vehicle recalls (R/) | 15 September 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Make totals count every car DVLA records under the make, including models too small for a page of their own. The rank is among all 525 makes on the record.
- Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
- First registrations count cars registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
- MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over; retests are excluded. The same-ages figure is what all cars would score with this make’s mix of ages.
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