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HOW MANY VAUXHALL ASTRA MERIT 1.7 TD ARE LEFT?

There are 5 VAUXHALL ASTRA MERIT 1.7 TD left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 143 VAUXHALL ASTRA MERIT 1.7 TD that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VAUXHALL ASTRA MERIT 1.7 TD was highest during 1998 Q4 (4,871). The number taxed topped out in 1998 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2009 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 4,723 (97%) VAUXHALL ASTRA MERIT 1.7 TD have been scrapped or exported.

During 2015 Q3 the number of VAUXHALL ASTRA MERIT 1.7 TD that were off the road (SORN) exceeded the number that were licensed for the first time. This could indicate the owners are reluctant to sell or scrap their car as they view them as a potential future classic.

In the last 10 years the total number of VAUXHALL ASTRA MERIT 1.7 TD has fallen by 228. Licensed models have fallen by 191 and the SORNed total has fallen by 37.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 23 VAUXHALL ASTRA MERIT 1.7 TD models. Taxed models have declined by 17 and the SORNed total has fallen by 6.

97% of the remaining 148 VAUXHALL ASTRA MERIT 1.7 TD in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY VAUXHALL ASTRA MERIT 1.7 TD ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1997 Q41,57201,5721,572
1998 Q44,87104,8713,299
1999 Q44,74704,747-124
2000 Q44,82604,82679
2001 Q44,80604,806-20
2002 Q44,75604,756-50
2003 Q44,66704,667-89
2004 Q44,54104,541-126
2005 Q44,32704,327-214
2006 Q43,87203,872-455
2007 Q43,4133183,731-141
2008 Q32,9063213,227-504
2008 Q42,7353573,092-135
2009 Q12,5323832,915-177
2009 Q22,3753762,751-164
2009 Q32,2093322,541-210
2009 Q42,0473232,370-171
2010 Q11,8913032,194-176
2010 Q21,7443262,070-124
2010 Q31,6382991,937-133
2010 Q41,4972841,781-156
2011 Q11,3292761,605-176
2011 Q21,2162821,498-107
2011 Q31,1042661,370-128
2011 Q49942581,252-118
2012 Q19022171,119-133
2012 Q27972151,012-107
2012 Q3739191930-82
2012 Q4656196852-78
2013 Q1569179748-104
2013 Q2502183685-63
2013 Q3450171621-64
2013 Q4386196582-39
2014 Q1344190534-48
2014 Q2316181497-37
2014 Q3279180459-38
2014 Q4256176432-27
2015 Q1226181407-25
2015 Q2196180376-31
2015 Q3176181357-19
2015 Q4152181333-24
2016 Q1152174326-7
2016 Q2141167308-18
2016 Q3130165295-13
2016 Q4111171282-13
2017 Q194171265-17
2017 Q281169250-15
2017 Q369163232-18
2017 Q459161220-12
2018 Q155160215-5
2018 Q249158207-8
2018 Q345154199-8
2018 Q440156196-3
2019 Q135154189-7
2019 Q231155186-3
2019 Q329152181-5
2019 Q426150176-5
2020 Q123151174-2
2020 Q222149171-3
2020 Q322146168-3
2020 Q419148167-1
2021 Q1181491670
2021 Q216149165-2
2021 Q3151511661
2021 Q413150163-3
2022 Q113147160-3
2022 Q212146158-2
2022 Q312145157-1
2022 Q411144155-2
2023 Q111143154-1
2023 Q28144152-2
2023 Q381441520
2023 Q461461520
2024 Q161461520
2024 Q25146151-1
2024 Q35145150-1
2024 Q45143148-2
2025 Q151431480
2025 Q251431480

How Rare Is My Car analyses 'road tax' data from the DVLA, this dataset is only available from 1994 onwards.

DVLA vehicle licensing statistics last updated 23/10/2025.