Car statistics

Vauxhall Astra Arctic statistics

How many Vauxhall Astra Arctics are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Arctic compares with other versions of the Vauxhall Astra. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Vauxhall Astra. Recorded by DVLA as “ASTRA ARCTIC 8V”, “ASTRA ARCTIC 16V”, “ASTRA ARCTIC 16V AUTO”, “ASTRA ARCTIC”.

Last updated
Records analysed
601 Vauxhall Astra Arctic records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 114 −17.4% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 487 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 2.7% Other Vauxhall Astra versions 1.5%
  • Peak year 1998 22,050 licensed
  • Share of Vauxhall Astras 0.1% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 81.0% of those still registered are SORN

How many Vauxhall Astra Arctics are left in Great Britain?

There were 114 Vauxhall Astra Arctics licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 487 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 99.5% lower than its peak of 22,050 in 1998. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 81.0% of those still registered are off the road.

Vauxhall Astra Arctics licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Vauxhall Astra Arctics licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1997 15,729
1998 22,050
1999 21,820
2000 21,757
2001 21,930
2002 21,795
2003 21,585
2004 21,386
2005 20,926
2006 19,963
2007 18,606591
2008 16,471694
2009 13,468730
2010 10,742726
2011 8,161623
2012 5,920515
2013 4,300493
2014 2,977492
2015 2,108549
2016 1,474572
2017 1,017585
2018 747550
2019 552542
2020 402552
2021 299531
2022 233523
2023 179517
2024 146493
2025 119485
2026 114487

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Vauxhall Astra Arctics have survived?

2.7% of Vauxhall Astra Arctics are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1997. For other versions of the Vauxhall Astra from the same era, the figure is 1.5%, so Vauxhall Astra Arctics are 1.9 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 18 other versions of the Vauxhall Astra from the same era.

Share of Vauxhall Astra Arctics still registered compared with other Vauxhall Astra versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Vauxhall Astra Arctic 2.7%
Other Vauxhall Astra versions of the same age 1.5%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Vauxhall Astra Arctic engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 120 Vauxhall Astra Arctics licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 97.5% have an engine of 1,501cc to 1,600cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Vauxhall Astra Arctics licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,501cc to 1,600cc 117 licensed 97.5%
Other sizes 3 licensed 2.5%

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 Vauxhall Astra page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Other versions of the Vauxhall Astra

Versions of the Vauxhall Astra with their own page. The Vauxhall Astra page covers all 527,414 licensed, whatever the version.

Vauxhall Astra Arctic compared with other versions of the Vauxhall Astra
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Vauxhall Astra VXR 4,333 2,045 65.7%
Vauxhall Astra Coupe Cabriolet 836 1,156 19.2%
Vauxhall Astra GTE 170 1,040 5.0%
Vauxhall Astra CD 214 758 4.6%
Vauxhall Astra GSI Turbo 214 629 55.6%
Vauxhall Astra Bertone Exclusive 333 282 29.2%
Vauxhall Astra Arctic 114 487 2.7%
Vauxhall Astra GSI 45 537 17.2%
Vauxhall Astra VXR Nurburgring 270 255 79.8%
Vauxhall Astra Turbo Coupe 88 340 27.0%
Vauxhall Astra Bertone Edition 100 126 149 31.9%
Vauxhall Astra Cabriolet 37 213 5.7%
Vauxhall Astra Turbo SRI 41 179 44.7%
Vauxhall Astra Turbo Cabriolet 59 147 40.6%
Vauxhall Astra SRI Turbo 200+ 97 109 30.6%
Vauxhall Astra DUO 31 130 2.6%
Vauxhall Astra GTE Cabriolet 19 138 5.4%
Vauxhall Astra SRI Xpack 86 35 27.6%
Vauxhall Astra SX 36 76 1.8%

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 March 2026 601 Vauxhall Astra Arctic records (licensed and SORN) 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 “ASTRA ARCTIC 8V”, “ASTRA ARCTIC 16V”, “ASTRA ARCTIC 16V AUTO”, “ASTRA ARCTIC”. 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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