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VAUXHALL MERIVA Common

As of 2025 Q4, 84,459 VAUXHALL MERIVAs remain registered in the UK — still a familiar sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 165,774 in 2016 Q4 — only 51% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 81,315 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 9,420 a year (11.2% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2031 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer.

VAUXHALL MERIVA car — UK survivor photo
Photo: charlesdyer / CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Flickr
Surviving in the UK · 2025 Q4
84,459
75,050 licensed9,409 SORN
▼ 9,418 (-10.0%) yr/yr
Peak: 165,774 in 2016 Q4 · first seen 2014 Q3

Survivors over time

0 41k 83k 124k 166k 2014 Q32020 Q22025 Q4

How rare is it?

Common — still a familiar sight, with 84,459 on the road.

Rarer than 5% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.

Fuel breakdown

Of the 84,459 on the road today
Petrol 82%Diesel 18%Gas (LPG) 0%

📉 Rate of decline

Disappearing at about 9,420 a year (11.2% of survivors). At that pace roughly 46,759 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2031.

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.
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About the MERIVA

The Opel Meriva is a car manufactured and marketed by the German automaker Opel on its Corsa platform, from May 2003 until June 2017 across two generations. Described as a mini MPV, it was marketed as the Vauxhall Meriva in the United Kingdom, while in Latin America, the first generation model was marketed as the Chevrolet Meriva.

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

VAUXHALL MERIVA — questions & answers

How many VAUXHALL MERIVA are left in the UK?

As of 2025 Q4, 84,459 VAUXHALL MERIVA were still registered in the UK — 75,050 licensed and on the road, plus 9,409 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.

Is the VAUXHALL MERIVA rare?

The VAUXHALL MERIVA is common, with 84,459 still on the road, making it rarer than 5% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.

Is the VAUXHALL MERIVA increasing or decreasing?

Over the last year the number of VAUXHALL MERIVA on UK roads fell by 9,418 (10.0%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 46,759 would remain in 5 years.

What fuel do most VAUXHALL MERIVA use?

Most VAUXHALL MERIVA run on petrol — about 82% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel, gas (lpg).

When did the VAUXHALL MERIVA peak?

The VAUXHALL MERIVA peaked at 165,774 registered in 2016 Q4, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.

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