How many Cupra Borns are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 4,600 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain29,081+39.4% on a year earlier
Declared SORN121Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202590.5%Cars of the same ages 89.4%
Rank by number licensedNo. 197of 1,159 models we cover
Licensed countAt its peakhighest since 2022
New registrations in 20258,421registered for the first time
How many Cupra Borns are left in Great Britain?
There were 29,081 Cupra Borns licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 121 declared off the road (SORN).
That is the most on the road at any year end since 2022.
Cupra Borns licensed in Great Britain
Numbers are still rising: the latest count is the highest in this series.
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Cupra Borns licensed in Great Britain at the end of each year
In 2025, 90.5% of Cupra Born MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Cupra Borns tested pass 89.4% of the time, so the Cupra Born does better than average for its age, by 1.1 points.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Cupra Born vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
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MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Cupra Born compared with all cars
Tyres is the most common reason a Cupra Born fails its MOT,
appearing on 72.7% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
4.9% of Cupra Born tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Cupra Born MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
The single most common reason a Cupra Born failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Tyres: ply or cords exposed”, on 34.9% of 436 failed tests.
31.7% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Cupra Born tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres
34.9%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres
24.5%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
13.1%
Headlamp aim: too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
10.1%
Tyres: bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered. Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Cupra Born registrations over time
Registrations of Cupra Borns for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 8,421 in 2025. In 2025, 8,421 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
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Cupra Borns registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Cupra Born from 2023, and still lists it. On the WLTP test (listings 2023 to 2026), its electric versions have an official range of 259 to 367 miles.
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2023 to 2026
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2023 to 2026
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
Electric cars produce no exhaust CO2; range and miles per kWh are VCA’s official figures.
A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model name “CUPRA Born”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Cupra Born safety recalls
DVSA lists 2 safety recalls for the Cupra Born since 1992, the first in 2026. The most recent was launched on 9 April 2026.
Battery check
Launched 9 April 2026DVSA recall R/2026/153Manufacturer ref. 93S4
Defect
Certain vehicles manufactured during a limited production period a high-voltage battery module may not meet quality standards. This may result in significantly reduced autonomy a yellow warning light coming on or a thermal overload inside the high-voltage battery. A thermal overload of this kind may cause a fire in the vehicle
Remedy
A battery check is carried out on the vehicles. If the check identifies high-voltage battery modules which may be faulty the identified modules must be replaced.
Vehicles affected
1,886 Born vehicles
Built
22 Sept 2022 to 15 Apr 2024
DVSA lists it as
“CUPRA BORN”
The other recall
4 Feb 2026 High-voltage modules replacement (2 vehicles)
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Cupra Born. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
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 vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
