Car statistics
Vauxhall Zafira VXR statistics
How many Vauxhall Zafira VXRs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the VXR compares with other versions of the Vauxhall Zafira. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Vauxhall Zafira.
- Licensed in Great Britain 287 −14.3% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 276 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 58.2% Other Vauxhall Zafira versions 20.8%
- Peak year 2012 883 licensed
- Share of Vauxhall Zafiras 0.3% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 49.0% of those still registered are SORN
How many Vauxhall Zafira VXRs are left in Great Britain?
There were 287 Vauxhall Zafira VXRs licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 276 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 67.5% lower than its peak of 883 in 2012.
Vauxhall Zafira VXRs licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 70 | – |
| 2006 | 423 | – |
| 2007 | 672 | 7 |
| 2008 | 798 | 11 |
| 2009 | 863 | 7 |
| 2010 | 883 | 10 |
| 2011 | 876 | 17 |
| 2012 | 883 | 14 |
| 2013 | 855 | 25 |
| 2014 | 842 | 23 |
| 2015 | 811 | 34 |
| 2016 | 787 | 48 |
| 2017 | 723 | 69 |
| 2018 | 680 | 98 |
| 2019 | 640 | 119 |
| 2020 | 574 | 154 |
| 2021 | 528 | 174 |
| 2022 | 461 | 203 |
| 2023 | 400 | 237 |
| 2024 | 339 | 259 |
| 2025 | 302 | 278 |
| 2026 | 287 | 276 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Vauxhall Zafira VXRs have survived?
58.2% of the Vauxhall Zafira VXRs first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Vauxhall Zafira first registered in the same years, the figure is 20.8%, so Vauxhall Zafira VXRs are 2.8 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 17 other versions of the Vauxhall Zafira first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Vauxhall Zafira VXR | 58.2% |
| Other Vauxhall Zafira versions of the same age | 20.8% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Vauxhall Zafira VXR registrations over time
Registrations of Vauxhall Zafira VXRs for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 421 in 2006. In 2025, 0 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’05 | 70 |
| ’06 | 421 |
| ’07 | 220 |
| ’08 | 149 |
| ’09 | 75 |
| ’10 | 31 |
| ’11 | 0 |
| ’12 | 0 |
| ’13 | 0 |
| ’14 | 0 |
| ’15 | 0 |
| ’16 | 1 |
| ’17 | 0 |
| ’18 | 0 |
| ’19 | 0 |
| ’20 | 0 |
| ’21 | 0 |
| ’22 | 0 |
| ’23 | 0 |
| ’24 | 0 |
| ’25 | 0 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Vauxhall Zafira VXR engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 308 Vauxhall Zafira VXRs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,901cc to 2,000cc 308 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 Zafira page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Vauxhall Zafira MOT reliability
In 2025, 61.5% of Vauxhall Zafira MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 66.1% of the time, so the Vauxhall Zafira does worse than average for its age, by 4.6 points.
DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Vauxhall Zafiras tested, the VXR among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Vauxhall Zafira page.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Vauxhall Zafira 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 Zafira | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 6–7 years | 76.5% | 83.0% |
| 8–10 years | 71.0% | 75.7% |
| 11–14 years | 61.9% | 65.5% |
| 15–19 years | 53.0% | 58.0% |
| 20+ years | 52.8% | 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 Zafira fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 40.5% |
| Suspension | 35.7% |
| Brakes | 23.7% |
| Tyres | 22.3% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 21.3% |
| Visibility | 15.6% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Other versions of the Vauxhall Zafira
Versions of the Vauxhall Zafira with their own page. The Vauxhall Zafira page covers all 143,403 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Zafira GSI Turbo | 441 | 815 | 41.4% |
| Vauxhall Zafira VXR | 287 | 276 | 58.2% |
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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 | 563 Vauxhall Zafira VXR 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 | 174,465 MOT tests | 15 September 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 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 “ZAFIRA VXR”. 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 number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
- First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
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