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Vauxhall Corsa GLS statistics

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

A version of the Vauxhall Corsa. Recorded by DVLA as “CORSA GLS 12V”, “CORSA GLS”, “CORSA GLS 16V”, “CORSA GLS TD”, “CORSA GLS AUTO”, “CORSA GLS 1.4I”, “CORSA GLS 16V AUTO”, “CORSA GLS 1.4I AUTO”.

Last updated
Records analysed
2,480 Vauxhall Corsa GLS records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 499 −24.2% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 1,981 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 4.1% Other Vauxhall Corsa versions 2.2%
  • Peak year 2003 59,624 licensed
  • Share of Vauxhall Corsas 0.2% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 79.9% of those still registered are SORN

How many Vauxhall Corsa GLS cars are left in Great Britain?

There were 499 Vauxhall Corsa GLS cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 1,981 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 99.2% lower than its peak of 59,624 in 2003. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 79.9% of those still registered are off the road.

Vauxhall Corsa GLS cars licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Vauxhall Corsa GLS cars licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 13,377
1995 17,883
1996 22,944
1997 28,986
1998 37,452
1999 45,201
2000 51,758
2001 55,021
2002 57,593
2003 59,624
2004 59,594
2005 58,272
2006 55,445
2007 52,0081,617
2008 47,5781,849
2009 41,4962,070
2010 36,1142,147
2011 30,7062,138
2012 25,6961,889
2013 20,7511,946
2014 16,1251,926
2015 12,4622,328
2016 9,3632,586
2017 6,7582,447
2018 4,8172,358
2019 3,4262,293
2020 2,4602,317
2021 1,7012,226
2022 1,2902,170
2023 9752,161
2024 7332,036
2025 5371,975
2026 4991,981

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Vauxhall Corsa GLS cars have survived?

4.1% of Vauxhall Corsa GLS cars 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 Corsa from the same era, the figure is 2.2%, so Vauxhall Corsa GLS cars are 1.9 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 9 other versions of the Vauxhall Corsa from the same era.

Share of Vauxhall Corsa GLS cars still registered compared with other Vauxhall Corsa versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Vauxhall Corsa GLS 4.1%
Other Vauxhall Corsa versions of the same age 2.2%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Vauxhall Corsa GLS registrations over time

First registrations of Vauxhall Corsa GLS cars in Great Britain were highest in 2001, when this data begins, at 3,838. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Vauxhall Corsa GLS cars registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’01 3,838
’02 2,784
’03 3,386
’04 20
’05 15
’06 72
’07 68
’08 83
’09 7
’10 3
’11 0
’12 0
’13 0
’14 3
’15 0
’16 0
’17 0
’18 0
’19 0
’20 0
’21 0
’22 0
’23 0
’24 2
’25 0

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Vauxhall Corsa GLS engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 545 Vauxhall Corsa GLS cars licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 60.0% have an engine of 1,101cc to 1,200cc, and 19.8% have an engine of 901cc to 1,000cc. The share with an engine of 1,101cc to 1,200cc has grown from 46.4% in 2014 to 60.0%. Petrols made up 93.0% of those licensed in 2014 and 96.3% in 2025.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Vauxhall Corsa GLS cars licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,101cc to 1,200cc 327 licensed 60.0%
901cc to 1,000cc 108 licensed 19.8%
1,301cc to 1,400cc 89 licensed 16.3%
1,401cc to 1,500cc 16 licensed 2.9%
1,601cc to 1,700cc 3 licensed 0.6%
Other sizes 2 licensed 0.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size Fuel Licensed Share
1,101–1,200cc Petrol 327 60.0%
901–1,000cc Petrol 108 19.8%
1,301–1,400cc Petrol 89 16.3%
1,401–1,500cc Diesel 16 2.9%

Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025

Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.

Vauxhall Corsa GLS cars licensed in the UK by engine size, share of each year’s total
Year 1,101–1,200cc901–1,000cc1,301–1,400cc1,401–1,500cc
2014 46.4%28.0%18.6%3.3%
2015 50.9%26.2%16.8%2.8%
2016 54.6%24.6%15.4%2.4%
2017 57.6%22.8%14.8%2.2%
2018 59.9%21.6%14.0%2.0%
2019 61.8%20.2%14.0%2.0%
2020 62.1%20.3%14.3%1.8%
2021 62.1%19.8%15.0%2.1%
2022 61.5%18.9%16.2%2.3%
2023 62.2%18.8%16.1%2.0%
2024 63.0%18.2%15.5%2.4%
2025 60.0%19.8%16.3%2.9%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

Fuel type, 2014 to 2025

Share of those licensed at the end of each year.

Vauxhall Corsa GLS cars licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year PetrolDiesel
2014 93.0%7.0%
2015 93.9%6.1%
2016 94.7%5.3%
2017 95.2%4.8%
2018 95.6%4.4%
2019 96.1%3.9%
2020 96.8%3.2%
2021 97.0%3.0%
2022 96.9%3.1%
2023 97.1%2.9%
2024 96.8%3.2%
2025 96.3%3.7%

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.

Other versions of the Vauxhall Corsa

Versions of the Vauxhall Corsa with their own page. The Vauxhall Corsa page covers all 902,410 licensed, whatever the version.

Vauxhall Corsa GLS compared with other versions of the Vauxhall Corsa
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Vauxhall Corsa VXR 4,243 647 77.9%
Vauxhall Corsa GLS 499 1,981 4.1%
Vauxhall Corsa Breeze HI-Torq 270 918 4.3%
Vauxhall Corsa Club AC 991 86 67.3%
Vauxhall Corsa CDX 118 369 4.5%
Vauxhall Corsa GSI 110 261 12.5%

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 2,480 Vauxhall Corsa GLS 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 “CORSA GLS 12V”, “CORSA GLS”, “CORSA GLS 16V”, “CORSA GLS TD”, “CORSA GLS AUTO”, “CORSA GLS 1.4I”, “CORSA GLS 16V AUTO”, “CORSA GLS 1.4I 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.
  • First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.

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