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VAUXHALL FRONTERA Uncommon

VAUXHALL FRONTERA car — UK survivor photo
Photo: © M 93 / CC BY-SA 3.0 de · via Wikimedia Commons
Surviving in the UK · 2025 Q4
4,700
478 licensed4,222 SORN
▼ 217 (-4.4%) yr/yr
Peak: 14,659 in 2014 Q3 · first seen 2014 Q3

Survivors over time

0 3,665 7,330 11k 15k 2014 Q32020 Q22025 Q4

How rare is it?

Uncommon — a few thousand still about (4,700).

Rarer than 21% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.

Fuel breakdown

Of the 4,700 on the road today
Diesel 53%Petrol 45%Gas (LPG) 1%Electric 0%Hybrid 0%

📉 Rate of decline

Disappearing at about 365 a year (7.8% of survivors). At that pace roughly 3,136 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2034.

A constant-rate projection from the last 3 years. The last survivors tend to linger far longer than this — cherished cars don't vanish on a fixed date.

About the FRONTERA

The Opel Frontera, also marketed as the Vauxhall Frontera in the UK, is a subcompact crossover SUV (B-segment) produced by Opel since 2024. The Frontera replaced the Opel/Vauxhall Crossland, and is a sister model to the second-generation Citroën C3 Aircross. It is available as a petrol mild hybrid vehicle or as a battery electric vehicle. The model reuses the nameplate from a previous SUV model sold by Opel that was sold between 1991 and 2004.

Source: Wikipedia, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.

VAUXHALL FRONTERA — questions & answers

How many VAUXHALL FRONTERA are left in the UK?

As of 2025 Q4, 4,700 VAUXHALL FRONTERA were still registered in the UK — 478 licensed and on the road, plus 4,222 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.

Is the VAUXHALL FRONTERA rare?

The VAUXHALL FRONTERA is uncommon, with 4,700 still about, making it rarer than 21% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.

Is the VAUXHALL FRONTERA increasing or decreasing?

Over the last year the number of VAUXHALL FRONTERA on UK roads fell by 217 (4.4%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 3,136 would remain in 5 years.

What fuel do most VAUXHALL FRONTERA use?

Most VAUXHALL FRONTERA run on diesel — about 53% of those still registered, with the rest split across petrol, gas (lpg), electric, hybrid.

When did the VAUXHALL FRONTERA peak?

The VAUXHALL FRONTERA peaked at 14,659 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.

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