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Vauxhall Carlton Lotus Turbo statistics

How many Vauxhall Carlton Lotus Turbos are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Lotus Turbo compares with other versions of the Vauxhall Carlton. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Vauxhall Carlton. Recorded by DVLA as “LOTUS CARLTON TURBO”.

Last updated
Records analysed
177 Vauxhall Carlton Lotus Turbo records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 41 +5.1% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 136 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 79.4% Other Vauxhall Carlton versions 0.4%
  • Licensed in 1994 223 when this data begins
  • Share of Vauxhall Carltons 17.0% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 76.8% of those still registered are SORN

How many Vauxhall Carlton Lotus Turbos are left in Great Britain?

There were 41 Vauxhall Carlton Lotus Turbos licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 136 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 81.6% lower than the 223 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 76.8% of those still registered are off the road.

Vauxhall Carlton Lotus Turbos licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Vauxhall Carlton Lotus Turbos licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 223
1995 212
1996 201
1997 188
1998 185
1999 171
2000 154
2001 147
2002 141
2003 124
2004 131
2005 119
2006 99
2007 8871
2008 8279
2009 8478
2010 7385
2011 7386
2012 6696
2013 65106
2014 63109
2015 60112
2016 55121
2017 54130
2018 52127
2019 48133
2020 43139
2021 50125
2022 43135
2023 40136
2024 39139
2025 50127
2026 41136

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Vauxhall Carlton Lotus Turbos have survived?

79.4% of Vauxhall Carlton Lotus Turbos 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 Carlton from the same era, the figure is 0.4%, so Vauxhall Carlton Lotus Turbos are 176.8 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 19 other versions of the Vauxhall Carlton from the same era.

Share of Vauxhall Carlton Lotus Turbos still registered compared with other Vauxhall Carlton versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Vauxhall Carlton Lotus Turbo 79.4%
Other Vauxhall Carlton versions of the same age 0.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Other versions of the Vauxhall Carlton

Versions of the Vauxhall Carlton with their own page. The Vauxhall Carlton page covers all 143 licensed, whatever the version.

Vauxhall Carlton Lotus Turbo compared with other versions of the Vauxhall Carlton
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Vauxhall Carlton GSI 20 159 6.3%
Vauxhall Carlton Lotus Turbo 41 136 79.4%

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 177 Vauxhall Carlton Lotus Turbo 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 “LOTUS CARLTON TURBO”. 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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