Car statistics
SEAT Leon Cupra R statistics
How many SEAT Leon Cupra Rs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Cupra R compares with other versions of the SEAT Leon. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 981 −12.3% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 1,144 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 47.0% Other SEAT Leon versions 16.7%
- Peak year 2010 3,815 licensed
- Share of SEAT Leons 1.1% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 53.8% of those still registered are SORN
How many SEAT Leon Cupra Rs are left in Great Britain?
There were 981 SEAT Leon Cupra Rs licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 1,144 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 74.3% lower than its peak of 3,815 in 2010. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 53.8% of those still registered are off the road.
SEAT Leon Cupra Rs licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 235 | – |
| 2003 | 1,526 | – |
| 2004 | 2,769 | – |
| 2005 | 3,630 | – |
| 2006 | 3,813 | – |
| 2007 | 3,790 | 55 |
| 2008 | 3,801 | 62 |
| 2009 | 3,751 | 81 |
| 2010 | 3,815 | 110 |
| 2011 | 3,801 | 156 |
| 2012 | 3,741 | 183 |
| 2013 | 3,598 | 190 |
| 2014 | 3,364 | 236 |
| 2015 | 3,145 | 310 |
| 2016 | 2,918 | 420 |
| 2017 | 2,569 | 562 |
| 2018 | 2,229 | 702 |
| 2019 | 1,990 | 807 |
| 2020 | 1,720 | 907 |
| 2021 | 1,589 | 954 |
| 2022 | 1,437 | 1,014 |
| 2023 | 1,268 | 1,079 |
| 2024 | 1,152 | 1,090 |
| 2025 | 1,010 | 1,126 |
| 2026 | 981 | 1,144 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many SEAT Leon Cupra Rs have survived?
47.0% of the SEAT Leon Cupra Rs first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the SEAT Leon first registered in the same years, the figure is 16.7%, so SEAT Leon Cupra Rs are 2.8 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 3 other versions of the SEAT Leon first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| SEAT Leon Cupra R | 47.0% |
| Other SEAT Leon versions of the same age | 16.7% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
SEAT Leon Cupra R registrations over time
Registrations of SEAT Leon Cupra Rs for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 1,373 in 2003. In 2025, 0 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’02 | 250 |
| ’03 | 1,373 |
| ’04 | 1,318 |
| ’05 | 1,000 |
| ’06 | 188 |
| ’07 | 4 |
| ’08 | 0 |
| ’09 | 2 |
| ’10 | 166 |
| ’11 | 120 |
| ’12 | 68 |
| ’13 | 4 |
| ’14 | 2 |
| ’15 | 0 |
| ’16 | 0 |
| ’17 | 1 |
| ’18 | 24 |
| ’19 | 0 |
| ’20 | 0 |
| ’21 | 0 |
| ’22 | 0 |
| ’23 | 0 |
| ’24 | 0 |
| ’25 | 0 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
SEAT Leon Cupra R engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 1,025 SEAT Leon Cupra Rs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 73.8% have an engine of 1,701cc to 1,800cc, and 26.2% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc. The share with an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc has grown from 9.9% in 2014 to 26.2%.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,701cc to 1,800cc 756 licensed | 73.8% |
| 1,901cc to 2,000cc 269 licensed | 26.2% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,701–1,800cc | Petrol | 755 | 73.7% |
| 1,901–2,000cc | Petrol | 269 | 26.2% |
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
| Year | 1,701–1,800cc | 1,901–2,000cc |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 90.0% | 9.9% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | 10.6% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | 11.0% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | 12.5% |
| 2018 | 84.8% | 15.1% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | 16.6% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | 18.8% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | 21.5% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | 22.0% |
| 2024 | 75.9% | 24.0% |
| 2025 | 73.8% | 26.2% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
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. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the SEAT Leon page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
SEAT Leon Cupra R fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the SEAT Leon Cupra R from 2003 to 2014. On the NEDC test (listings 2003 to 2014), official combined fuel economy for its petrol versions ranges from 32.1 to 34.9 mpg, with CO2 of 190 to 211 g/km.
| Engine and fuel | Combined mpg | CO2 g/km | Listed | Euro standard | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 petrol | 32.1 | 211 | 2003–2005 | Euro 3 | 3 |
| 2.0 petrol | 34.9 | 190 | 2010–2014 | Euro 5 | 2 |
Source:VCA July 2000 to 15 September 2026 Updated
- 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.
- These are the VCA listings we could match to the SEAT Leon Cupra R by name. The SEAT Leon page covers every version.
- 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 name “Leon”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Other versions of the SEAT Leon
Versions of the SEAT Leon with their own page. The SEAT Leon page covers all 176,216 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT Leon Cupra | 6,550 | 696 | 72.8% |
| SEAT Leon Cupra R | 981 | 1,144 | 47.0% |
| SEAT Leon Cupra T 240 | 210 | 132 | 51.4% |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 2,125 SEAT Leon Cupra R 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.
- 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 “LEON CUPRA R”, “LEON CUPRA R TSI”. 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 number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
- First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
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