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HOW MANY VAUXHALL NOVA MERIT ARE LEFT?

There are 172 VAUXHALL NOVA MERIT left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 1,037 VAUXHALL NOVA MERIT that are currently SORNED.

The total number of VAUXHALL NOVA MERIT was highest during 1994 Q4 (121,819). The number taxed topped out in 1994 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2007 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 120,610 (99%) VAUXHALL NOVA MERIT have been scrapped or exported.

During 2013 Q1 the number of VAUXHALL NOVA MERIT 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 NOVA MERIT has fallen by 58. Licensed models have fallen by 265 and the SORNed total has increased by 207.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 13 VAUXHALL NOVA MERIT models. Taxed models have declined by 38 and the SORNed total has increased by 25.

86% of the remaining 1,209 VAUXHALL NOVA MERIT in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY VAUXHALL NOVA MERIT ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q4121,8190121,819121,819
1995 Q4117,6630117,663-4,156
1996 Q4116,7820116,782-881
1997 Q4112,8330112,833-3,949
1998 Q4105,8950105,895-6,938
1999 Q496,812096,812-9,083
2000 Q483,245083,245-13,567
2001 Q467,650067,650-15,595
2002 Q449,074049,074-18,576
2003 Q431,945031,945-17,129
2004 Q419,773019,773-12,172
2005 Q411,779011,779-7,994
2006 Q46,84806,848-4,931
2007 Q44,1471,4845,631-1,217
2008 Q32,9661,1664,132-1,499
2008 Q42,6991,1193,818-314
2009 Q12,4681,0543,522-296
2009 Q22,1821,0123,194-328
2009 Q31,9519472,898-296
2009 Q41,7379652,702-196
2010 Q11,5708982,468-234
2010 Q21,4878102,297-171
2010 Q31,4058092,214-83
2010 Q41,2697982,067-147
2011 Q11,1547961,950-117
2011 Q21,0907471,837-113
2011 Q31,0167391,755-82
2011 Q49377751,712-43
2012 Q18617331,594-118
2012 Q28236651,488-106
2012 Q37736371,410-78
2012 Q47096841,393-17
2013 Q16596861,345-48
2013 Q26726251,297-48
2013 Q36385941,232-65
2013 Q45797391,31886
2014 Q15287401,268-50
2014 Q25227291,251-17
2014 Q35217881,30958
2014 Q44618221,283-26
2015 Q14338381,271-12
2015 Q24378301,267-4
2015 Q34258471,2725
2015 Q43958791,2742
2016 Q13778811,258-16
2016 Q23748751,249-9
2016 Q33578921,2490
2016 Q43299101,239-10
2017 Q13209061,226-13
2017 Q23169281,24418
2017 Q33179341,2517
2017 Q42939461,239-12
2018 Q12679551,222-17
2018 Q22869451,2319
2018 Q32679701,2376
2018 Q42301,0071,2370
2019 Q12271,0001,227-10
2019 Q22351,0011,2369
2019 Q32311,0051,2360
2019 Q42081,0271,235-1
2020 Q11981,0251,223-12
2020 Q22101,0121,222-1
2020 Q32091,0281,23715
2020 Q41811,0541,235-2
2021 Q11851,0421,227-8
2021 Q22051,0361,24114
2021 Q31971,0411,238-3
2021 Q41691,0681,237-1
2022 Q11681,0571,225-12
2022 Q21891,0471,23611
2022 Q32021,0431,2459
2022 Q41681,0751,243-2
2023 Q11661,0631,229-14
2023 Q21981,0421,24011
2023 Q31981,0501,2488
2023 Q41501,0921,242-6
2024 Q11441,0751,219-23
2024 Q21761,0571,23314
2024 Q31801,0631,24310
2024 Q41491,0631,212-31
2025 Q11481,0591,207-5
2025 Q21721,0371,2092

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.