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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, with MOT results for the Vauxhall Astra.
- Licensed in Great Britain 116 −16.5% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 480 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 80.5% of those still registered are SORN
How many Vauxhall Astra Arctics are left in Great Britain?
There were 116 Vauxhall Astra Arctics licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 480 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: 80.5% 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.
| Year | Licensed | Declared 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 | 18,606 | 591 |
| 2008 | 16,471 | 694 |
| 2009 | 13,468 | 730 |
| 2010 | 10,742 | 726 |
| 2011 | 8,161 | 623 |
| 2012 | 5,920 | 515 |
| 2013 | 4,300 | 493 |
| 2014 | 2,977 | 492 |
| 2015 | 2,108 | 549 |
| 2016 | 1,474 | 572 |
| 2017 | 1,017 | 585 |
| 2018 | 747 | 550 |
| 2019 | 552 | 542 |
| 2020 | 402 | 552 |
| 2021 | 299 | 531 |
| 2022 | 233 | 523 |
| 2023 | 179 | 517 |
| 2024 | 146 | 493 |
| 2025 | 119 | 485 |
| 2026 | 116 | 480 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 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 1.8 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.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Vauxhall Astra Arctic | 2.7% |
| Other Vauxhall Astra versions of the same age | 1.5% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 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.
| 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.
Vauxhall Astra MOT reliability
In 2025, 65.8% of Vauxhall Astra MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 68.1% of the time, so the Vauxhall Astra does worse than average for its age, by 2.3 points.
DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Vauxhall Astras tested, the Arctic among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Vauxhall Astra page.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Vauxhall Astra vs all cars
Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.
| Vehicle age | Vauxhall Astra | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | 89.4% | 89.5% |
| 4–5 years | 85.2% | 87.6% |
| 6–7 years | 80.9% | 83.0% |
| 8–10 years | 72.6% | 75.7% |
| 11–14 years | 64.5% | 65.5% |
| 15–19 years | 55.6% | 58.0% |
| 20+ years | 56.1% | 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 Vauxhall Astra fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 38.1% |
| Suspension | 34.0% |
| Brakes | 25.4% |
| Tyres | 23.7% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 15.9% |
| Visibility | 15.2% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Other versions of the Vauxhall Astra
Versions of the Vauxhall Astra with their own page. The Vauxhall Astra page covers all 513,297 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Astra VXR | 4,296 | 1,983 | 64.7% |
| Vauxhall Astra Coupe Cabriolet | 840 | 1,106 | 18.7% |
| Vauxhall Astra GTE | 216 | 1,000 | 5.0% |
| Vauxhall Astra CD | 205 | 754 | 4.5% |
| Vauxhall Astra GSI Turbo | 236 | 606 | 55.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra Arctic | 116 | 480 | 2.7% |
| Vauxhall Astra Bertone Exclusive | 334 | 262 | 28.3% |
| Vauxhall Astra GSI | 55 | 525 | 17.1% |
| Vauxhall Astra VXR Nurburgring | 291 | 232 | 79.5% |
| Vauxhall Astra Turbo Coupe | 87 | 342 | 27.0% |
| Vauxhall Astra VXR Arctic Edition | 218 | 91 | 79.0% |
| Vauxhall Astra Bertone Edition 100 | 128 | 144 | 31.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra Cabriolet | 43 | 208 | 5.7% |
| Vauxhall Astra Turbo SRI | 48 | 169 | 44.1% |
| Vauxhall Astra Turbo Cabriolet | 70 | 136 | 40.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra SRI Turbo 200+ | 94 | 106 | 29.7% |
| Vauxhall Astra DUO | 32 | 128 | 2.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra GTE Cabriolet | 24 | 133 | 5.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra SRI Xpack | 80 | 37 | 26.7% |
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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 | 596 Vauxhall Astra Arctic 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 | 584,096 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 “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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