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Vauxhall Nova GSI statistics

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

A version of the Vauxhall Nova. Recorded by DVLA as “NOVA GSI”.

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Records analysed
309 Vauxhall Nova GSI records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 31 +14.8% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 278 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 10.8% Other Vauxhall Nova versions 1.3%
  • Licensed in 1994 2,871 when this data begins
  • Share of Vauxhall Novas 5.6% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 90.0% of those still registered are SORN

How many Vauxhall Nova GSIs are left in Great Britain?

There were 31 Vauxhall Nova GSIs licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 278 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 98.9% lower than the 2,871 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 90.0% of those still registered are off the road.

Vauxhall Nova GSIs licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Vauxhall Nova GSIs licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 2,871–
1995 2,813–
1996 2,694–
1997 2,589–
1998 2,421–
1999 2,304–
2000 2,079–
2001 1,882–
2002 1,575–
2003 1,217–
2004 870–
2005 571–
2006 355–
2007 244278
2008 154245
2009 119236
2010 86234
2011 57229
2012 50219
2013 38242
2014 28244
2015 25250
2016 30255
2017 26272
2018 26273
2019 21276
2020 21281
2021 21282
2022 23279
2023 17293
2024 17288
2025 17290
2026 31278

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

How many Vauxhall Nova GSIs have survived?

10.8% of Vauxhall Nova GSIs 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 Nova from the same era, the figure is 1.3%, so Vauxhall Nova GSIs are 8.2 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 30 other versions of the Vauxhall Nova from the same era.

Share of Vauxhall Nova GSIs still registered compared with other Vauxhall Nova versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Vauxhall Nova GSI 10.8%
Other Vauxhall Nova versions of the same age 1.3%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Vauxhall Nova MOT reliability

There were not enough MOT tests of Vauxhall Novas in 2025 to publish reliable figures: we need at least 1,000 tests of cars aged three and over. DVSA names the model, not the version, so no separate figures exist for the GSI.

Other versions of the Vauxhall Nova

Versions of the Vauxhall Nova with their own page. The Vauxhall Nova page covers all 739 licensed, whatever the version.

Vauxhall Nova GSI compared with other versions of the Vauxhall Nova
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Vauxhall Nova GTE 43 283 3.8%
Vauxhall Nova GSI 31 278 10.8%
Vauxhall Nova Merit Plus 29 255 3.2%
Vauxhall Nova Spin 20 147 3.5%
Vauxhall Nova SRI 12 150 6.9%
Vauxhall Nova Luxe Plus 17 133 3.0%
Vauxhall Nova Expression 16 110 3.4%
Vauxhall Nova Flair 9 92 2.5%

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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 June 2026 309 Vauxhall Nova GSI records (licensed and SORN) 2 October 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 “NOVA GSI”. 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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