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HOW MANY VAUXHALL MERIVA LIFE 8V ARE LEFT?

There are 345 VAUXHALL MERIVA LIFE 8V left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 423 VAUXHALL MERIVA LIFE 8V that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VAUXHALL MERIVA LIFE 8V was highest during 2005 Q4 (7,301). The number taxed topped out in 2005 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2021 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 6,533 (89%) VAUXHALL MERIVA LIFE 8V have been scrapped or exported.

During 2024 Q3 the number of VAUXHALL MERIVA LIFE 8V 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 MERIVA LIFE 8V has fallen by 5,640. Licensed models have fallen by 5,859 and the SORNed total has increased by 219.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 1,630 VAUXHALL MERIVA LIFE 8V models. Taxed models have declined by 1,543 and the SORNed total has fallen by 87.

55% of the remaining 768 VAUXHALL MERIVA LIFE 8V in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY VAUXHALL MERIVA LIFE 8V ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2003 Q42,09002,0902,090
2004 Q46,72906,7294,639
2005 Q47,30107,301572
2006 Q47,16707,167-134
2007 Q47,228247,25285
2008 Q37,210337,243-9
2008 Q47,233337,26623
2009 Q17,255317,28620
2009 Q27,235477,282-4
2009 Q37,214367,250-32
2009 Q47,194327,226-24
2010 Q17,176327,208-18
2010 Q27,155367,191-17
2010 Q37,106447,150-41
2010 Q47,120597,17929
2011 Q17,109537,162-17
2011 Q27,080657,145-17
2011 Q37,023747,097-48
2011 Q47,011757,086-11
2012 Q16,986737,059-27
2012 Q26,950837,033-26
2012 Q36,915826,997-36
2012 Q46,8841006,984-13
2013 Q16,844946,938-46
2013 Q26,7901096,899-39
2013 Q36,7241076,831-68
2013 Q46,6611156,776-55
2014 Q16,5831256,708-68
2014 Q26,5141106,624-84
2014 Q36,6531486,801177
2014 Q46,5331546,687-114
2015 Q16,3841726,556-131
2015 Q26,2042046,408-148
2015 Q36,0352406,275-133
2015 Q45,9072836,190-85
2016 Q15,7653346,099-91
2016 Q25,5093475,856-243
2016 Q35,2893785,667-189
2016 Q45,1314315,562-105
2017 Q14,8924305,322-240
2017 Q24,6024645,066-256
2017 Q34,3814524,833-233
2017 Q44,1224434,565-268
2018 Q13,8824474,329-236
2018 Q23,5454684,013-316
2018 Q33,3074753,782-231
2018 Q43,0754963,571-211
2019 Q12,8364753,311-260
2019 Q22,5844803,064-247
2019 Q32,3814702,851-213
2019 Q42,2114822,693-158
2020 Q12,0585002,558-135
2020 Q21,8885102,398-160
2020 Q31,7415172,258-140
2020 Q41,5925192,111-147
2021 Q11,4485301,978-133
2021 Q21,2905081,798-180
2021 Q31,1775041,681-117
2021 Q41,0954921,587-94
2022 Q11,0154901,505-82
2022 Q29254881,413-92
2022 Q38704771,347-66
2022 Q48194811,300-47
2023 Q17454791,224-76
2023 Q26874891,176-48
2023 Q36364861,122-54
2023 Q45924821,074-48
2024 Q15434871,030-44
2024 Q2483483966-64
2024 Q3441477918-48
2024 Q4417439856-62
2025 Q1387428815-41
2025 Q2345423768-47

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.