Car statistics

Vauxhall Cavalier Cabriolet statistics

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

A version of the Vauxhall Cavalier. Recorded by DVLA as “CAVALIER 1.8 CABRIO”, “CAVALIER 1.8 CABRIO AUTO”.

Last updated
Records analysed
289 Vauxhall Cavalier Cabriolet records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 31 −24.4% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 258 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 32.1% Other Vauxhall Cavalier versions 0.5%
  • Licensed in 1994 898 when this data begins
  • Share of Vauxhall Cavaliers 4.5% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 89.3% of those still registered are SORN

How many Vauxhall Cavalier Cabriolets are left in Great Britain?

There were 31 Vauxhall Cavalier Cabriolets licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 258 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 96.5% lower than the 898 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 89.3% of those still registered are off the road.

Vauxhall Cavalier Cabriolets licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Vauxhall Cavalier Cabriolets licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 898
1995 765
1996 819
1997 743
1998 658
1999 611
2000 501
2001 393
2002 323
2003 277
2004 243
2005 210
2006 147
2007 124264
2008 101263
2009 92242
2010 81246
2011 72236
2012 64228
2013 56254
2014 51250
2015 53251
2016 45252
2017 46254
2018 48253
2019 41254
2020 44250
2021 42255
2022 39252
2023 33260
2024 41245
2025 32251
2026 31258

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Vauxhall Cavalier Cabriolets have survived?

32.1% of Vauxhall Cavalier Cabriolets 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 Cavalier from the same era, the figure is 0.5%, so Vauxhall Cavalier Cabriolets are 65.0 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 43 other versions of the Vauxhall Cavalier from the same era.

Share of Vauxhall Cavalier Cabriolets still registered compared with other Vauxhall Cavalier versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Vauxhall Cavalier Cabriolet 32.1%
Other Vauxhall Cavalier versions of the same age 0.5%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Other versions of the Vauxhall Cavalier

Versions of the Vauxhall Cavalier with their own page. The Vauxhall Cavalier page covers all 871 licensed, whatever the version.

Vauxhall Cavalier Cabriolet compared with other versions of the Vauxhall Cavalier
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Vauxhall Cavalier Cabriolet 31 258 32.1%
Vauxhall Cavalier GSI 11 216 4.1%
Vauxhall Cavalier Turbo 4x4 25 190 24.5%

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 289 Vauxhall Cavalier Cabriolet 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 “CAVALIER 1.8 CABRIO”, “CAVALIER 1.8 CABRIO AUTO”. 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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