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Toyota Corolla GTI statistics

How many Toyota Corolla GTIs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the GTI compares with other versions of the Toyota Corolla. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Toyota Corolla.

A version of the Toyota Corolla. Recorded by DVLA as “COROLLA GTI 16V”.

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Records analysed
211 Toyota Corolla GTI records (licensed and SORN)
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 24 −7.7% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 187 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 2.9% Other Toyota Corolla versions 1.3%
  • Licensed in 1994 7,170 when this data begins
  • Share of Toyota Corollas 0.1% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 88.6% of those still registered are SORN

How many Toyota Corolla GTIs are left in Great Britain?

There were 24 Toyota Corolla GTIs licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 187 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 99.7% lower than the 7,170 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 88.6% of those still registered are off the road.

Toyota Corolla GTIs licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.

Toyota Corolla GTIs licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 7,170–
1995 7,097–
1996 7,013–
1997 6,829–
1998 6,598–
1999 6,258–
2000 5,813–
2001 5,185–
2002 4,332–
2003 3,339–
2004 2,455–
2005 1,634–
2006 1,072–
2007 700271
2008 477234
2009 356199
2010 276175
2011 199171
2012 146155
2013 109174
2014 98164
2015 83162
2016 64178
2017 59183
2018 51186
2019 46186
2020 33192
2021 29193
2022 31189
2023 27192
2024 22192
2025 17192
2026 24187

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

How many Toyota Corolla GTIs have survived?

2.9% of Toyota Corolla GTIs are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1994. For other versions of the Toyota Corolla from the same era, the figure is 1.3%, so Toyota Corolla GTIs are 2.3 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 19 other versions of the Toyota Corolla from the same era.

Share of Toyota Corolla GTIs still registered compared with other Toyota Corolla versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Toyota Corolla GTI 2.9%
Other Toyota Corolla versions of the same age 1.3%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Toyota Corolla MOT reliability

In 2025, 78.0% of Toyota Corolla MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 76.5% of the time, so the Toyota Corolla does better than average for its age, by 1.5 points.

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

MOT first-time pass rate by age: Toyota Corolla vs all cars

Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.

MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Toyota Corolla compared with all cars
Vehicle age Toyota CorollaAll cars
3 years 90.4%89.5%
4–5 years 89.5%87.6%
6–7 years 88.6%83.0%
15–19 years 59.8%58.0%
20+ years 59.3%61.0%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failure categories

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Toyota Corolla fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.

Share of failed Toyota Corolla MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Defect category Share of failed tests
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 46.6%
Brakes 26.1%
Visibility 23.9%
Tyres 21.7%
Suspension 17.9%
Body, chassis, structure 11.1%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Other versions of the Toyota Corolla

Versions of the Toyota Corolla with their own page. The Toyota Corolla page covers all 152,617 licensed, whatever the version.

Toyota Corolla GTI compared with other versions of the Toyota Corolla
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Toyota Corolla COL-R Coln 2,316 253 62.2%
Toyota Corolla SE 358 510 11.0%
Toyota Corolla Vida 129 170 11.2%
Toyota Corolla Verso Ltded 197 25 73.8%
Toyota Corolla GTI 24 187 2.9%
Toyota Corolla GT 26 104 5.1%
Toyota Corolla Sportif SE 36 89 3.8%
Toyota Corolla GT Coupe 13 112 7.6%
Toyota Corolla Kudos 31 93 4.7%

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Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 211 Toyota Corolla GTI 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 122,102 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 “COROLLA GTI 16V”. 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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