75,050 on UK roads in 2025-9,945 vs 2024
On the road
75,050
75,050 licensed
Change vs 2024
-11.7%
-9,945 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Vauxhall MERIVA is a common sight on UK roads, with 75,050 licensed in 2025 - down 11.7% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (82%), with most in the 1.0-1.6L class. Most date from the 2010-2014 era.
Licensed Vauxhall MERIVA cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Vauxhall MERIVA 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 Meriva holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 104,827 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
67.8%
104,827 MOT tests in 2025 · 80,926 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
70.2%
2023
68.8%
2024
69.4%
2025
67.8%
▼ 2.4 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Vauxhall Meriva is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 99,374 cars tracked across years
51.5%
low · <5k
45.7%
avg · 5-15k
2.8%
high · 15k+
Most cover 2,880-7,431 miles a year (median 4,871).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 68,471 → 71,240 → 73,769 → 75,756
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Petrol
66,852 tests
68%
Diesel
14,070 tests
66.8%
A 2025 Vauxhall Meriva passes first time 67.8% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 5,676 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 81.7% of low-mileage cars pass versus 58.4% past 120k.
Of 26,078 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 MERIVA, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
