Subaru Impreza WRX statistics

• Licensed in Great Britain 2,577 −7.9% on a year earlier
• Declared SORN 3,783 Off the road, not taxed
• Still registered 48.1% Other Subaru Impreza versions 53.8%
• Peak year 2007 10,570 licensed
• Share of Subaru Imprezas 22.7% of those licensed or SORN
• New registrations in 2025 28 registered for the first time

How many Subaru Impreza WRX cars are left in Great Britain?

There were 2,577 Subaru Impreza WRX cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 3,783 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 75.6% lower than its peak of 10,570 in 2007. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 59.5% of those still registered are off the road.

How many Subaru Impreza WRX cars have survived?

48.1% of the Subaru Impreza WRX cars first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Subaru Impreza first registered in the same years, the figure is 53.8%, much the same.

Subaru Impreza WRX registrations over time

Registrations of Subaru Impreza WRX cars for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 2,937 in 2002. In 2025, 28 were registered.

Subaru Impreza WRX engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 2,633 Subaru Impreza WRX cars licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 48.1% have an engine of 2,401cc to 2,500cc, and 48.0% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc. The share with an engine of 2,401cc to 2,500cc has grown from 36.9% in 2014 to 48.1%.

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 Subaru Impreza page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Subaru Impreza WRX fuel economy and CO2

The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Subaru Impreza WRX from 2001 to 2010. On the NEDC test (listings 2001 to 2010), official combined fuel economy for its petrol versions ranges from 27.2 to 31.4 mpg, with CO2 of 219 to 246 g/km.

Source:VCA July 2000 to 15 September 2026 Updated 15 Sept 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.
• These are the VCA listings we could match to the Subaru Impreza WRX by name. The Subaru Impreza 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 names “Impreza”, “Impreza (2001 Model Year)”, “Impreza (2003/04 Model Year)”, “Impreza (2005 Model Year)”. How we use VCA’s figures.

Subaru Impreza MOT reliability

In 2025, 75.2% of Subaru Impreza MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 61.2% of the time, so the Subaru Impreza does better than average for its age, by 14.0 points.

DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Subaru Imprezas tested, the WRX among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Subaru Impreza page.

Other versions of the Subaru Impreza

Versions of the Subaru Impreza with their own page. The Subaru Impreza page covers all 12,030 licensed, whatever the version.