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VAUXHALL ASTRA · VOLKSWAGEN POLO

VAUXHALL ASTRA vs VOLKSWAGEN POLO

Both the VAUXHALL ASTRA and the VOLKSWAGEN POLO are tracked here from official DVLA licensing data, and as of 2025 Q4 there are 658,160 VAUXHALL ASTRAs versus 737,095 VOLKSWAGEN POLOs still on UK roads. The VAUXHALL ASTRA is marginally rarer, but the two are closely matched on survivor numbers. Year on year their fortunes diverge: the VAUXHALL ASTRA is falling (-7.3%) while the VOLKSWAGEN POLO is rising (+0.3%).

Survivors over time

VAUXHALL ASTRA VOLKSWAGEN POLO
0 288k 576k 863k 1.2M 2014 Q32020 Q22025 Q4
VAUXHALL ASTRA car — UK survivor photo
Photo: DieselFordMondeo / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

VAUXHALL ASTRA

Common
658,160
left · 2025 Q4
▼ 52,063 (-7.3%) yr/yr
Peak 1,151,226 (2014 Q3)
557,150 licensed · 101,010 SORN
VOLKSWAGEN POLO car — UK survivor photo
Photo: © M 93 / CC BY-SA 3.0 de · via Wikimedia Commons

VOLKSWAGEN POLO

Common
737,095
left · 2025 Q4
▲ 2,505 (+0.3%) yr/yr
Peak 737,095 (2025 Q4)
685,298 licensed · 51,797 SORN

Head to head

VAUXHALL ASTRAVOLKSWAGEN POLO
Left in the UK (2025 Q4)658,160737,095
Rarity tierCommonCommon
Licensed557,150685,298
SORN (off-road)101,01051,797
Peak1,151,226 (2014 Q3)737,095 (2025 Q4)
Year-on-year▼ 52,063 (-7.3%) yr/yr▲ 2,505 (+0.3%) yr/yr
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VAUXHALL ASTRA vs VOLKSWAGEN POLO — questions & answers

Which is rarer, the VAUXHALL ASTRA or the VOLKSWAGEN POLO?

The VAUXHALL ASTRA is rarer: 658,160 are left in the UK as of 2025 Q4, compared with 737,095 of the VOLKSWAGEN POLO.

How many VAUXHALL ASTRA are left compared to the VOLKSWAGEN POLO?

As of 2025 Q4 there are 658,160 VAUXHALL ASTRA and 737,095 VOLKSWAGEN POLO still registered (taxed or SORN) in the UK, according to DVLA data.

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