How many Cupra Leons 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 1,591 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain16,879+42.1% on a year earlier
Declared SORN143Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202584.6%Cars of the same ages 88.4%
Rank by number licensedNo. 268of 1,159 models we cover
Licensed countAt its peakhighest since 2020
Average annual mileage9,044miles a year
How many Cupra Leons are left in Great Britain?
There were 16,879 Cupra Leons licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 143 declared off the road (SORN).
That is the most on the road at any year end since 2020.
Cupra Leons licensed in Great Britain
Numbers are still rising: the latest count is the highest in this series.
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10k
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2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Cupra Leons licensed in Great Britain at the end of each year
In 2025, 84.6% of Cupra Leon MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Cupra Leons tested pass 88.4% of the time, so the Cupra Leon does worse than average for its age, by 3.8 points.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Cupra Leon 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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100%
3 years
4–5 years
Cupra Leon
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Cupra Leon compared with all cars
The single most common reason a Cupra Leon failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords”, on 21.6% of 245 failed tests.
36.6% 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 Leon tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres
21.6%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres
20.0%
Tyres: bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres
13.1%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
8.6%
Shock absorbers: serious fluid leak Suspension
8.2%
Tyres: tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres
7.3%
Headlamp aim: too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
4.9%
Tyres: lump, 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 Leon annual mileage
The average Cupra Leon covers 9,044 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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10k
9,052
4–5 years
Average annual mileage of a Cupra Leon by vehicle age
Of the 15,681 Cupra Leons licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 61.9% have an engine of 1,401cc to 1,500cc, and 19.7% have an engine of 1,301cc to 1,400cc. The share with an engine of 1,401cc to 1,500cc has grown from 0.0% in 2021 to 61.9%. Plug-in hybrids made up 63.6% of those licensed in 2021 and 29.6% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Cupra Leons licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,401cc to 1,500cc 9,704 licensed
61.9%
1,301cc to 1,400cc 3,090 licensed
19.7%
1,901cc to 2,000cc 2,887 licensed
18.4%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
1,401–1,500cc
Hybrid
4,828
30.8%
1,401–1,500cc
Petrol
3,321
21.2%
1,301–1,400cc
Plug-in hybrid
3,090
19.7%
1,901–2,000cc
Petrol
2,887
18.4%
1,401–1,500cc
Plug-in hybrid
1,555
9.9%
Engine sizes, 2021 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Cupra Leons licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Petrol
Hybrid
Plug-in hybrid
2014
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–
–
2015
–
–
–
2016
–
–
–
2017
–
–
–
2018
–
–
–
2019
–
–
–
2020
–
–
–
2021
36.4%
0.0%
63.6%
2022
56.2%
0.0%
43.8%
2023
50.2%
15.2%
34.6%
2024
44.6%
23.5%
31.9%
2025
39.6%
30.8%
29.6%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Cupra Leon fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Cupra Leon from 2021, and still lists it. On the WLTP test (listings 2021 to 2026), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and petrol hybrid versions ranges from 34.0 to 53.3 mpg, with CO2 of 121 to 189 g/km; plug-in hybrid versions are rated at 188.3 to 217.3 mpg (weighted).
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2021 to 2026
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2021 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.
Plug-in hybrid figures are VCA’s weighted values, which count driving on battery power as
well as on fuel.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. 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 names “CUPRA Leon Hatch”, “CUPRA Leon Estate”, “Cupra Leon Hatch”, “Cupra Leon Estate”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Cupra Leon safety recalls
DVSA lists 1 safety recall for the Cupra Leon, launched on 26 January 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.
Launched 26 January 2024DVSA recall R/2024/026Manufacturer ref. 47U6
Defect
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.
Remedy
A check of the installation of the heat protection mat on affected vehicles will be conducted. If necessary the correct heat shield condition will be restored and an additional heat shield installed.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Cupra Leon. 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.
