New registrations in Europe
61,152 new Vauxhall Adam cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2012 and 2019, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2019 the largest markets were United Kingdom (4,856).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4,856 | 146 (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 5,502 | 145 (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 7,629 | 125 (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 9,716 | — |
| 2015 | 11,195 | — |
| 2014 | 14,045 | — |
| 2013 | 8,157 | — |
| 2012 | 52 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Year by year
| Year | New in Europe | Licensed in the UK |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Adam | 4,856 | 4,634 |
| 2018 Adam | 5,502 | 5,211 |
| 2017 Adam | 7,629 | 7,117 |
| 2016 Adam | 9,716 | 8,957 |
| 2015 Adam | 11,195 | 10,129 |
| 2014 Adam | 14,045 | 12,441 |
| 2013 Adam | 8,157 | 7,017 |
New in Europe: registration year (European Environment Agency) · UK: year of manufacture, end of 2025 (DfT/DVLA) · MOT: year of first registration, tests in 2023 (DVSA) · Finland: year of first registration (Traficom) · a year gets its own page when at least three of these cover it
In New Zealand
1 Adam cars are on the New Zealand register; 100% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
Road collisions in Great Britain
From 2021 to 2025, 796 Adam cars were involved in road collisions in Great Britain that injured someone and were reported to the police. 9 of those collisions were fatal and 158 caused serious injuries. As with any count, models with more cars on British roads appear more often.
| Year | Cars in injury collisions | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 161 | 0 | 34 |
| 2024 | 150 | 3 | 33 |
| 2023 | 156 | 3 | 36 |
| 2022 | 185 | 2 | 26 |
| 2021 | 144 | 1 | 29 |
Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data 2021–2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · how we count
In the United Kingdom
55,548 Adam cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4,634 | 44 |
| 2018 | 5,211 | 46 |
| 2017 | 7,117 | 93 |
| 2016 | 8,957 | 152 |
| 2015 | 10,129 | 220 |
| 2014 | 12,441 | 329 |
| 2013 | 7,017 | 253 |
| 2012 | 42 | 4 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
59,275 Adam cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 72% passed first time, against 77% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.
| First registered | Tests | Passed first time |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4,822 | 80% |
| 2018 | 5,452 | 81% |
| 2017 | 7,512 | 78% |
| 2016 | 9,511 | 73% |
| 2015 | 10,858 | 71% |
| 2014 | 13,383 | 67% |
| 2013 | 7,737 | 66% |
Why they fail
Share of all first tests that ended in a fail because of each part of the car (one test can fail on several).
| Area | Adam | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.4% | 5.8% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6.3% | 7.5% |
| Visibility | 5.7% | 3.9% |
| Tyres | 5.7% | 6.2% |
| Brakes | 4.5% | 4.8% |
| Steering | 4.0% | 1.2% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1.3% | 1.7% |
DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail