55,548 on UK roads in 2025-771 vs 2024
On the road
55,548
55,548 licensed
Change vs 2024
-1.4%
-771 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Vauxhall ADAM is a common sight on UK roads, with 55,548 licensed in 2025 - down 1.4% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (100%), with most in the 1.0-1.6L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed Vauxhall ADAM cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Vauxhall ADAM on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Vauxhall Adam holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 74,919 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
70.5%
74,919 MOT tests in 2025 · 58,604 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
81.2%
2023
77.8%
2024
75%
2025
70.5%
▼ 10.7 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Vauxhall Adam is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 58,240 cars tracked across years
46.3%
low · <5k
52.1%
avg · 5-15k
1.6%
high · 15k+
Most cover 3,395-7,553 miles a year (median 5,279).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 39,862 → 45,580 → 51,130 → 56,285
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Petrol
58,602 tests
70.5%
A 2025 Vauxhall Adam passes first time 70.5% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 5,785 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 79.4% of low-mileage cars pass versus 64.9% past 120k.
Of 17,259 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Vauxhall ADAM, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
