Car statistics
Vauxhall Nova Merit Plus statistics
How many Vauxhall Nova Merit Pluses are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Merit Plus compares with other versions of the Vauxhall Nova. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 29 −14.7% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 255 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 3.2% Other Vauxhall Nova versions 1.3%
- Licensed in 1994 8,737 when this data begins
- Share of Vauxhall Novas 5.1% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 89.8% of those still registered are SORN
How many Vauxhall Nova Merit Pluses are left in Great Britain?
There were 29 Vauxhall Nova Merit Pluses licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 255 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 99.7% lower than the 8,737 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 89.8% of those still registered are off the road.
Vauxhall Nova Merit Pluses licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8,737 | – |
| 1995 | 8,443 | – |
| 1996 | 8,469 | – |
| 1997 | 8,367 | – |
| 1998 | 8,238 | – |
| 1999 | 8,155 | – |
| 2000 | 7,887 | – |
| 2001 | 7,597 | – |
| 2002 | 7,012 | – |
| 2003 | 5,988 | – |
| 2004 | 4,731 | – |
| 2005 | 3,360 | – |
| 2006 | 2,153 | – |
| 2007 | 1,328 | 395 |
| 2008 | 875 | 296 |
| 2009 | 575 | 230 |
| 2010 | 399 | 209 |
| 2011 | 291 | 185 |
| 2012 | 218 | 183 |
| 2013 | 155 | 191 |
| 2014 | 121 | 189 |
| 2015 | 97 | 207 |
| 2016 | 81 | 228 |
| 2017 | 70 | 246 |
| 2018 | 42 | 267 |
| 2019 | 44 | 262 |
| 2020 | 46 | 258 |
| 2021 | 35 | 266 |
| 2022 | 32 | 269 |
| 2023 | 28 | 271 |
| 2024 | 28 | 255 |
| 2025 | 22 | 262 |
| 2026 | 29 | 255 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Vauxhall Nova Merit Pluses have survived?
3.2% of Vauxhall Nova Merit Pluses 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 Merit Pluses are 2.4 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.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Vauxhall Nova Merit Plus | 3.2% |
| 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 Merit Plus.
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.
| 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
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 284 Vauxhall Nova Merit Plus 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 MERIT PLUS”, “NOVA MERIT PLUS TD”, “NOVA MERIT PLUS D”. 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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