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Vauxhall Corsa Breeze HI-Torq statistics
How many Vauxhall Corsa Breeze HI-Torqs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Breeze HI-Torq compares with other versions of the Vauxhall Corsa. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Vauxhall Corsa.
- Licensed in Great Britain 259 −22.9% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 918 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 4.3% Other Vauxhall Corsa versions 2.2%
- Peak year 1998 27,471 licensed
- Share of Vauxhall Corsas 0.1% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 78.0% of those still registered are SORN
How many Vauxhall Corsa Breeze HI-Torqs are left in Great Britain?
There were 259 Vauxhall Corsa Breeze HI-Torqs licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 918 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 99.1% lower than its peak of 27,471 in 1998. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 78.0% of those still registered are off the road.
Vauxhall Corsa Breeze HI-Torqs licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9,149 | – |
| 1998 | 27,471 | – |
| 1999 | 27,313 | – |
| 2000 | 27,380 | – |
| 2001 | 27,129 | – |
| 2002 | 27,275 | – |
| 2003 | 26,872 | – |
| 2004 | 26,819 | – |
| 2005 | 26,474 | – |
| 2006 | 25,892 | – |
| 2007 | 25,080 | 498 |
| 2008 | 23,884 | 608 |
| 2009 | 21,210 | 709 |
| 2010 | 19,159 | 820 |
| 2011 | 16,712 | 907 |
| 2012 | 14,021 | 846 |
| 2013 | 11,062 | 853 |
| 2014 | 8,323 | 874 |
| 2015 | 6,104 | 1,108 |
| 2016 | 4,390 | 1,198 |
| 2017 | 2,987 | 1,140 |
| 2018 | 2,083 | 1,086 |
| 2019 | 1,481 | 1,046 |
| 2020 | 1,075 | 1,057 |
| 2021 | 779 | 1,008 |
| 2022 | 607 | 1,004 |
| 2023 | 459 | 988 |
| 2024 | 365 | 935 |
| 2025 | 295 | 915 |
| 2026 | 259 | 918 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Vauxhall Corsa Breeze HI-Torqs have survived?
4.3% of Vauxhall Corsa Breeze HI-Torqs are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1997. For other versions of the Vauxhall Corsa from the same era, the figure is 2.2%, so Vauxhall Corsa Breeze HI-Torqs are 2.0 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 13 other versions of the Vauxhall Corsa from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Vauxhall Corsa Breeze HI-Torq | 4.3% |
| Other Vauxhall Corsa versions of the same age | 2.2% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Vauxhall Corsa Breeze HI-Torq engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 299 Vauxhall Corsa Breeze HI-Torqs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 1,301cc to 1,400cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,301cc to 1,400cc 299 licensed | 100.0% |
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 Corsa page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Vauxhall Corsa MOT reliability
In 2025, 64.6% of Vauxhall Corsa MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 71.6% of the time, so the Vauxhall Corsa does worse than average for its age, by 7.0 points.
DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Vauxhall Corsas tested, the Breeze HI-Torq among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Vauxhall Corsa page.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Vauxhall Corsa 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 Corsa | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | 86.1% | 89.5% |
| 4–5 years | 83.5% | 87.6% |
| 6–7 years | 76.7% | 83.0% |
| 8–10 years | 65.7% | 75.7% |
| 11–14 years | 57.7% | 65.5% |
| 15–19 years | 53.8% | 58.0% |
| 20+ years | 52.0% | 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 Corsa fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 38.3% |
| Suspension | 35.3% |
| Brakes | 18.3% |
| Tyres | 18.1% |
| Visibility | 17.8% |
| Steering | 14.7% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Other versions of the Vauxhall Corsa
Versions of the Vauxhall Corsa with their own page. The Vauxhall Corsa page covers all 894,465 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Corsa VXR | 4,196 | 655 | 77.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa GLS | 471 | 1,970 | 4.1% |
| Vauxhall Corsa Breeze HI-Torq | 259 | 918 | 4.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa Club AC | 960 | 83 | 65.2% |
| Vauxhall Corsa CDX | 110 | 367 | 4.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa GSI | 115 | 257 | 12.6% |
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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 | 1,177 Vauxhall Corsa Breeze HI-Torq 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 | 896,675 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 “CORSA BREEZE HI-TORQ”, “CORSA BREEZE HI-TORQ 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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