327 on UK roads in 2025-17 vs 2024
On the road
327
327 licensed
Change vs 2024
-4.9%
-17 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Vauxhall VXR8 is a rare sight on UK roads, with 327 licensed in 2025 - down 4.9% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (99%), with most in the Over 3.0L class. Most date from the 2005-2009 era.
Licensed Vauxhall VXR8 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Vauxhall VXR8 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 Vxr8 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 476 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
86.8%
476 MOT tests in 2025 · 440 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
85.9%
2023
89.2%
2024
88.5%
2025
86.8%
▲ 0.9 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Vauxhall Vxr8 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 483 cars tracked across years
86.5%
low · <5k
13%
avg · 5-15k
0.4%
high · 15k+
Most cover 891-3,589 miles a year (median 1,906).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 67,786 → 70,782 → 72,217 → 73,792
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Vauxhall Vxr8 passes first time 86.8% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 2,637 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 96.7% of low-mileage cars pass versus 78.4% past 120k.
Of 58 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 VXR8, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
