157 on UK roads in 2025+8 vs 2024
On the road
157
157 licensed
Change vs 2024
+5.4%
+8 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Vauxhall CARLTON is a rare sight on UK roads, with 157 licensed in 2025 - up 5.4% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (97%), with most in the Over 3.0L class. Most date from the Before 2000 era.
Licensed Vauxhall CARLTON cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Vauxhall CARLTON 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 Carlton holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 222 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
89.7%
222 MOT tests in 2025 · 213 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
85.8%
2023
86.3%
2024
86%
2025
89.7%
▲ 3.9 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
Too new for an age breakdown - most haven't reached MOT age (3 years) yet, so there isn't enough history to chart.
How a Vauxhall Carlton is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 243 cars tracked across years
95.9%
low · <5k
3.7%
avg · 5-15k
0.4%
high · 15k+
Most cover 138-1,224 miles a year (median 498).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 95,957 → 93,902 → 92,591 → 86,492
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Vauxhall Carlton passes first time 89.7% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 1,169 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 100% of low-mileage cars pass versus 75% past 120k.
Of 22 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 CARLTON, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
