Rarity / Opel / Ascona

Opel Ascona: how many are still registered?

187still registered

Opel Ascona cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 13 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 6,203 (1994 Q4) - 3.0% of that peak survives.

The decline has levelled off - survivor numbers have held steady over the last five years.

91 of the survivors (48.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

3.0% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 6,203

Declared off-road (SORN)91 · 48.6%

By year

All 187 surviving Opel Ascona cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1963 → 2000
40200
19632000
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On the road over time

Total Opel Ascona cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

6,203
1994log scale2026: 134
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Opel Ascona cars split by engine capacity and by fuel, as recorded 2025. Engine sizes are DVLA's own bands and cover only the cars it holds a capacity for.

Engine size

1201cc to 1300cc4 cars · 2.1%
1301cc to 1400cc1 cars · 0.5%
1501cc to 1600cc45 cars · 24.0%
1601cc to 1700cc11 cars · 5.8%
1701cc to 1800cc4 cars · 2.1%
1801cc to 1900cc22 cars · 11.7%
1901cc to 2000cc85 cars · 45.4%
2001cc to 2100cc3 cars · 1.6%
2101cc to 2200cc2 cars · 1.0%
2201cc to 2300cc1 cars · 0.5%
2401cc to 2500cc7 cars · 3.7%
2901cc to 3000cc1 cars · 0.5%
3501cc to 3600cc1 cars · 0.5%

Fuel

Petrol186 · 99.4%
Diesel1 · 0.5%

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Source: DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (DfT). Counts as of 2025, licensed and SORN vehicles both included. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Survivor counts are national registration figures, not a guarantee any particular car exists or is roadworthy - check a specific reg free.