Car statistics
Vauxhall Astra GSI statistics
How many Vauxhall Astra GSIs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the GSI compares with other versions of the Vauxhall Astra. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Vauxhall Astra.
- Licensed in Great Britain 55 −12.7% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 525 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 17.1% Other Vauxhall Astra versions 1.4%
- Peak year 1998 3,374 licensed
- Share of Vauxhall Astras 0.1% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 90.5% of those still registered are SORN
How many Vauxhall Astra GSIs are left in Great Britain?
There were 55 Vauxhall Astra GSIs licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 525 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 98.4% lower than its peak of 3,374 in 1998. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 90.5% of those still registered are off the road.
Vauxhall Astra GSIs licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 3,241 | – |
| 1995 | 3,164 | – |
| 1996 | 3,051 | – |
| 1997 | 3,215 | – |
| 1998 | 3,374 | – |
| 1999 | 3,320 | – |
| 2000 | 3,125 | – |
| 2001 | 3,038 | – |
| 2002 | 2,861 | – |
| 2003 | 2,624 | – |
| 2004 | 2,376 | – |
| 2005 | 2,061 | – |
| 2006 | 1,653 | – |
| 2007 | 1,323 | 486 |
| 2008 | 1,028 | 463 |
| 2009 | 832 | 465 |
| 2010 | 580 | 474 |
| 2011 | 407 | 472 |
| 2012 | 294 | 412 |
| 2013 | 203 | 446 |
| 2014 | 156 | 466 |
| 2015 | 120 | 497 |
| 2016 | 107 | 490 |
| 2017 | 94 | 518 |
| 2018 | 87 | 525 |
| 2019 | 86 | 538 |
| 2020 | 68 | 535 |
| 2021 | 65 | 541 |
| 2022 | 53 | 545 |
| 2023 | 60 | 545 |
| 2024 | 43 | 540 |
| 2025 | 47 | 530 |
| 2026 | 55 | 525 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Vauxhall Astra GSIs have survived?
17.1% of Vauxhall Astra GSIs are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1994. For other versions of the Vauxhall Astra from the same era, the figure is 1.4%, so Vauxhall Astra GSIs are 12.3 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 GSI | 17.1% |
| Other Vauxhall Astra versions of the same age | 1.4% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
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 GSI 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 | 580 Vauxhall Astra GSI 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 GSI 16V”, “ASTRA GSI 8V”. 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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