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Vauxhall Astra VXR Arctic Edition statistics
How many Vauxhall Astra VXR Arctic Editions are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the VXR Arctic Edition compares with other versions of the Vauxhall Astra. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Vauxhall Astra.
- Licensed in Great Britain 218 −6.4% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 91 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 79.0% Other Vauxhall Astra versions 53.2%
- Peak year 2011 364 licensed
- Share of Vauxhall Astras 0.1% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 29.4% of those still registered are SORN
How many Vauxhall Astra VXR Arctic Editions are left in Great Britain?
There were 218 Vauxhall Astra VXR Arctic Editions licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 91 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 40.1% lower than its peak of 364 in 2011.
Vauxhall Astra VXR Arctic Editions licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2011, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 328 | – |
| 2011 | 364 | 1 |
| 2012 | 359 | 7 |
| 2013 | 354 | 9 |
| 2014 | 361 | 6 |
| 2015 | 348 | 10 |
| 2016 | 332 | 16 |
| 2017 | 320 | 26 |
| 2018 | 310 | 31 |
| 2019 | 296 | 32 |
| 2020 | 281 | 53 |
| 2021 | 266 | 56 |
| 2022 | 259 | 64 |
| 2023 | 238 | 79 |
| 2024 | 215 | 93 |
| 2025 | 217 | 97 |
| 2026 | 218 | 91 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Vauxhall Astra VXR Arctic Editions have survived?
79.0% of the Vauxhall Astra VXR Arctic Editions first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Vauxhall Astra first registered in the same years, the figure is 53.2%, so Vauxhall Astra VXR Arctic Editions are 1.5 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 12 other versions of the Vauxhall Astra first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Vauxhall Astra VXR Arctic Edition | 79.0% |
| Other Vauxhall Astra versions of the same age | 53.2% |
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 VXR Arctic Edition 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 | 309 Vauxhall Astra VXR Arctic Edition 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 2011.
- This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “ASTRA VXR ARCTIC EDITION”. 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 number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
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