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DAEWOO NEXIA Rare
As of 2025 Q4, 149 DAEWOO NEXIAs remain registered in the UK — a genuinely rare sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 569 in 2014 Q3 — only 26% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 420 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 5 a year (3.3% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2046 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer. Tellingly, 95% are declared SORN — kept off the road in garages and barns rather than driven, the signature of a car being looked after rather than used up. In all, the DAEWOO NEXIA is rarer than 55% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Survivors over time
How rare is it?
Rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (149 in the latest data).
Rarer than 55% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
📉 Rate of decline
Disappearing at about 5 a year (3.3% of survivors). At that pace roughly 126 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2046.
About the NEXIA
The Daewoo LeMans is a compact car, first manufactured by Daewoo in South Korea between 1986 and 1994, and between 1994 and 1997 as Daewoo Cielo — a car mechanically identical to the LeMans, differentiated only by its modified styling cues. Like all Daewoos preceding it, the LeMans took its underpinnings from a European Opel design. In the case of the LeMans, the GM T platform-based Opel Kadett E was the donor vehicle, essentially just badge engineered into the form of the LeMans, and later as the Cielo after a second more thorough facelift. In markets outside South Korea, the original version...
DAEWOO NEXIA — questions & answers
How many DAEWOO NEXIA are left in the UK?
As of 2025 Q4, 149 DAEWOO NEXIA were still registered in the UK — 8 licensed and on the road, plus 141 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
Is the DAEWOO NEXIA rare?
The DAEWOO NEXIA is rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (149), making it rarer than 55% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Is the DAEWOO NEXIA increasing or decreasing?
Over the last year the number of DAEWOO NEXIA on UK roads fell by 9 (5.7%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 126 would remain in 5 years.
What fuel do most DAEWOO NEXIA use?
Most DAEWOO NEXIA run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
When did the DAEWOO NEXIA peak?
The DAEWOO NEXIA peaked at 569 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.