945 on UK roads in 2025-51 vs 2024
On the road
945
945 licensed
Change vs 2024
-5.1%
-51 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Vauxhall CAVALIER is an uncommon sight on UK roads, with 945 licensed in 2025 - down 5.1% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (95%), with most in the 1.6-2.0L class. Most date from the Before 2000 era.
Licensed Vauxhall CAVALIER cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Vauxhall CAVALIER 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 Cavalier holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 1,125 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
79%
1,125 MOT tests in 2025 · 976 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
75.1%
2023
77.2%
2024
78.6%
2025
79%
▲ 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 Cavalier is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 1,266 cars tracked across years
90.7%
low · <5k
7.9%
avg · 5-15k
1.4%
high · 15k+
Most cover 223-2,193 miles a year (median 766).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 95,549 → 96,353 → 95,258 → 93,056
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Vauxhall Cavalier passes first time 79% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 2,036 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 85.8% of low-mileage cars pass versus 75% past 120k.
Of 205 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 CAVALIER, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
