Car statistics
SEAT Ibiza GTI Cupra Sport statistics
How many SEAT Ibiza GTI Cupra Sports are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the GTI Cupra Sport compares with other versions of the SEAT Ibiza. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the SEAT Ibiza.
- Licensed in Great Britain 31 −16.2% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 155 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 10.2% Other SEAT Ibiza versions 3.3%
- Peak year 1999 1,826 licensed
- Share of SEAT Ibizas 0.1% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 83.3% of those still registered are SORN
How many SEAT Ibiza GTI Cupra Sports are left in Great Britain?
There were 31 SEAT Ibiza GTI Cupra Sports licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 155 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 98.3% lower than its peak of 1,826 in 1999. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 83.3% of those still registered are off the road.
SEAT Ibiza GTI Cupra Sports licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 746 | – |
| 1998 | 1,155 | – |
| 1999 | 1,826 | – |
| 2000 | 1,777 | – |
| 2001 | 1,756 | – |
| 2002 | 1,726 | – |
| 2003 | 1,704 | – |
| 2004 | 1,653 | – |
| 2005 | 1,575 | – |
| 2006 | 1,480 | – |
| 2007 | 1,372 | 105 |
| 2008 | 1,191 | 144 |
| 2009 | 979 | 147 |
| 2010 | 802 | 143 |
| 2011 | 599 | 142 |
| 2012 | 429 | 127 |
| 2013 | 297 | 133 |
| 2014 | 204 | 136 |
| 2015 | 145 | 160 |
| 2016 | 107 | 156 |
| 2017 | 78 | 159 |
| 2018 | 62 | 152 |
| 2019 | 55 | 157 |
| 2020 | 50 | 162 |
| 2021 | 46 | 156 |
| 2022 | 34 | 165 |
| 2023 | 27 | 172 |
| 2024 | 31 | 159 |
| 2025 | 31 | 154 |
| 2026 | 31 | 155 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many SEAT Ibiza GTI Cupra Sports have survived?
10.2% of SEAT Ibiza GTI Cupra Sports are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1997. For other versions of the SEAT Ibiza from the same era, the figure is 3.3%, so SEAT Ibiza GTI Cupra Sports are 3.0 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 13 other versions of the SEAT Ibiza from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| SEAT Ibiza GTI Cupra Sport | 10.2% |
| Other SEAT Ibiza versions of the same age | 3.3% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
SEAT Ibiza MOT reliability
In 2025, 66.0% of SEAT Ibiza MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 72.2% of the time, so the SEAT Ibiza does worse than average for its age, by 6.2 points.
DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all SEAT Ibizas tested, the GTI Cupra Sport among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the SEAT Ibiza page.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: SEAT Ibiza vs all cars
Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.
| Vehicle age | SEAT Ibiza | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | 88.2% | 89.5% |
| 4–5 years | 86.4% | 87.6% |
| 6–7 years | 77.3% | 83.0% |
| 8–10 years | 66.9% | 75.7% |
| 11–14 years | 59.3% | 65.5% |
| 15–19 years | 52.8% | 58.0% |
| 20+ years | 51.8% | 61.0% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Most common MOT failure categories
Suspension is the most common reason a SEAT Ibiza fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Suspension | 37.8% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 34.5% |
| Brakes | 24.9% |
| Tyres | 23.3% |
| Visibility | 17.0% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 12.0% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Other versions of the SEAT Ibiza
Versions of the SEAT Ibiza with their own page. The SEAT Ibiza page covers all 203,906 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT Ibiza Chill | 2,019 | 448 | 25.8% |
| SEAT Ibiza Stylance | 741 | 169 | 31.6% |
| SEAT Ibiza Cupra T | 65 | 151 | 42.4% |
| SEAT Ibiza GTI Cupra Sport | 31 | 155 | 10.2% |
| SEAT Ibiza FR T | 80 | 76 | 42.0% |
| SEAT Ibiza GTI | 19 | 120 | 9.5% |
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 186 SEAT Ibiza GTI Cupra Sport records (licensed and SORN) | 2 October 2026 |
| MOT results (whole model) | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 189,894 MOT tests | 15 September 2026 |
- 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, from 2007.
- This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “IBIZA GTI CUPRA SPORT”, “IBIZA GTI 16V CUPRA SPORT”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
- Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the most licensed at any year end since 1994, plus any first registered after that year. Other versions are those of the same model whose licensed count peaked in the same years, up to 2001.
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