Car statistics

Vauxhall Astra VXR statistics

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

A version of the Vauxhall Astra. Recorded by DVLA as “ASTRA VXR”.

Last updated
Records analysed
6,378 Vauxhall Astra VXR records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 4,333 −8.5% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 2,045 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 65.7% Other Vauxhall Astra versions 49.0%
  • Peak year 2015 7,602 licensed
  • Share of Vauxhall Astras 1.0% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 32.1% of those still registered are SORN

How many Vauxhall Astra VXRs are left in Great Britain?

There were 4,333 Vauxhall Astra VXRs licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 2,045 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 43.0% lower than its peak of 7,602 in 2015.

Vauxhall Astra VXRs licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Vauxhall Astra VXRs licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2005 279
2006 2,214
2007 3,85840
2008 5,41562
2009 5,60492
2010 6,003109
2011 5,946148
2012 6,266174
2013 6,984199
2014 7,407185
2015 7,602285
2016 7,563434
2017 7,317612
2018 7,079810
2019 6,748957
2020 6,4331,058
2021 5,9891,231
2022 5,6031,404
2023 5,1811,651
2024 4,7961,764
2025 4,4381,955
2026 4,3332,045

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Vauxhall Astra VXRs have survived?

65.7% of the Vauxhall Astra VXRs 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 49.0%, so Vauxhall Astra VXRs are 1.3 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 15 other versions of the Vauxhall Astra first registered in the same years.

Share of Vauxhall Astra VXRs still registered compared with other Vauxhall Astra versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Vauxhall Astra VXR 65.7%
Other Vauxhall Astra versions of the same age 49.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Vauxhall Astra VXR registrations over time

Registrations of Vauxhall Astra VXRs for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 2,035 in 2006. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Vauxhall Astra VXRs registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’05 283
’06 2,035
’07 1,845
’08 1,650
’09 326
’10 447
’11 3
’12 365
’13 873
’14 692
’15 540
’16 268
’17 171
’18 197
’19 4
’20 0
’21 2
’22 1
’23 0
’24 0
’25 0

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Vauxhall Astra VXR engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 4,566 Vauxhall Astra VXRs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Vauxhall Astra VXRs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 4,565 licensed 100.0%
Other sizes 1 licensed 0.0%

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 VXR fuel economy and CO2

The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Vauxhall Astra VXR from 2006 to 2018. On the NEDC test (listings 2006 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 30.3 to 57.6 mpg, with CO2 of 129 to 223 g/km.

Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2006 to 2018
Engine and fuel Combined mpg CO2 g/km Listed Euro standard Versions
2.0 petrol 30.3–36.2 184–223 2006–2018 Euro 4 to Euro 6b 17
2.0 diesel 57.6 129 2014 Euro 5 1

Source:VCA July 2000 to 15 September 2026 Updated

  • Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
  • VCA’s data has no Vauxhall versions for 2019 to 2023, so the years listed may leave out years the Vauxhall Astra VXR was on sale.
  • These are the VCA listings we could match to the Vauxhall Astra VXR by name. The Vauxhall Astra page covers every version.
  • Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was listed. Matched from VCA’s model names “Astra GTC, Model Year 2012”, “Astra GTC, Model Year 2014”, “Astra GTC, Model Year 2016”, “New Astra, MY2005”. How we use VCA’s figures.

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 VXR 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 6,378 Vauxhall Astra VXR records (licensed and SORN) 15 September 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 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 VXR”. 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.
  • First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.

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