Car statistics
Opel car statistics
How many Opel cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Opel model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 1,287 −9.0% on a year earlier
- Rank among makes No. 89 under 0.01% of licensed cars
- Declared SORN 2,740 68.0% of those still registered
- New registrations in 2025 34 0.00% of all new cars
- Most common fuel Petrol 87.3% of those licensed
- Models with a page 2 listed below
How many Opel cars are on the road?
There were 1,287 Opel cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 2,740 declared off the road (SORN). That is under 0.01% of all licensed cars, making Opel the No. 89 make on the road. That is 97.9% fewer than the 61,175 licensed in 1994, when this data begins. Petrol makes up 87.3% of licensed Opel cars, against 54.6% of all cars.
Opel cars licensed in Great Britain
The count was highest in 1994, when this data begins.
| Year | Licensed |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 61,175 |
| 1995 | 47,606 |
| 1996 | 38,438 |
| 1997 | 29,338 |
| 1998 | 21,122 |
| 1999 | 15,782 |
| 2000 | 13,054 |
| 2001 | 11,318 |
| 2002 | 12,138 |
| 2003 | 11,944 |
| 2004 | 11,574 |
| 2005 | 11,187 |
| 2006 | 10,727 |
| 2007 | 10,412 |
| 2008 | 9,995 |
| 2009 | 9,856 |
| 2010 | 9,448 |
| 2011 | 8,778 |
| 2012 | 8,107 |
| 2013 | 7,334 |
| 2014 | 6,479 |
| 2015 | 5,614 |
| 2016 | 4,684 |
| 2017 | 3,746 |
| 2018 | 3,072 |
| 2019 | 2,566 |
| 2020 | 2,194 |
| 2021 | 1,888 |
| 2022 | 1,738 |
| 2023 | 1,553 |
| 2024 | 1,440 |
| 2025 | 1,343 |
| 2026 | 1,287 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Opel cars
All cars in Great Britain
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Opel models
2 Opel models have a page of their own. The most common is the Opel Manta, with 301 licensed: 23.4% of all Opel cars on the road. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.
New Opel cars registered each year
Registrations of new Opel cars in Great Britain peaked at 3,240 in 2002. In 2025, 34 were registered for the first time: 0.00% of all new cars, against 0.12% in 2002, Opel’s best year for share of new cars.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’01 | 1,744 |
| ’02 | 3,240 |
| ’03 | 1,490 |
| ’04 | 682 |
| ’05 | 565 |
| ’06 | 372 |
| ’07 | 318 |
| ’08 | 329 |
| ’09 | 495 |
| ’10 | 268 |
| ’11 | 220 |
| ’12 | 194 |
| ’13 | 196 |
| ’14 | 194 |
| ’15 | 194 |
| ’16 | 172 |
| ’17 | 135 |
| ’18 | 107 |
| ’19 | 118 |
| ’20 | 76 |
| ’21 | 89 |
| ’22 | 77 |
| ’23 | 54 |
| ’24 | 58 |
| ’25 | 34 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Share of all new cars
Opel’s first registrations as a share of every car registered for the first time in Great Britain that year.
| Year | Share of new cars |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.07% |
| 2002 | 0.12% |
| 2003 | 0.06% |
| 2004 | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 0.02% |
| 2006 | 0.02% |
| 2007 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 0.02% |
| 2009 | 0.03% |
| 2010 | 0.01% |
| 2011 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 0.01% |
| 2013 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | 0.01% |
| 2015 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 0.01% |
| 2017 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | 0.00% |
| 2021 | 0.01% |
| 2022 | 0.00% |
| 2023 | 0.00% |
| 2024 | 0.00% |
| 2025 | 0.00% |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Makes of a similar size
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 |
- 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.
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