New registrations in Europe
7,883 new Vauxhall Combo cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2020, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2020 the largest markets were United Kingdom (3,198).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,198 | 154 (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 3,649 | 158 (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 356 | 158 (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 20 | 136 (NEDC) |
| 2013 | 1 | — |
| 2012 | 145 | — |
| 2011 | 203 | — |
| 2010 | 311 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 2,448 |
| 2024 | — | 1,957 |
| 2023 | — | 541 |
| 2022 | — | 1,185 |
| 2021 Combo | — | 2,067 |
| 2020 Combo | 3,198 | 3,010 |
| 2019 Combo | 3,649 | 3,448 |
| 2018 | 356 | 344 |
| 2017 | 20 | 16 |
| 2016 | — | — |
| 2015 | — | — |
| 2014 | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | — |
| 2012 | 145 | 111 |
| 2011 | 203 | 133 |
| 2010 | 311 | 204 |
| 2009 | — | 90 |
| 2008 | — | 57 |
| 2007 | — | 159 |
| 2006 | — | 55 |
| 2005 | — | 32 |
| 2004 | — | 1 |
| 2003 | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — |
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
3 Combo cars are on the New Zealand register; 100% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
Road collisions in Great Britain
From 2021 to 2025, 428 Combo cars were involved in road collisions in Great Britain that injured someone and were reported to the police. 5 of those collisions were fatal and 87 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 | 73 | 1 | 17 |
| 2024 | 69 | 1 | 13 |
| 2023 | 93 | 0 | 19 |
| 2022 | 89 | 1 | 17 |
| 2021 | 104 | 2 | 21 |
Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data 2021–2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · how we count
In the United Kingdom
15,858 Combo cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,448 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1,957 | 5 |
| 2023 | 541 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1,185 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2,067 | 16 |
| 2020 | 3,010 | 20 |
| 2019 | 3,448 | 22 |
| 2018 | 344 | 6 |
| 2017 | 16 | 1 |
| 2012 | 111 | 11 |
| 2011 | 133 | 22 |
| 2010 | 204 | 23 |
| 2009 | 90 | 9 |
| 2008 | 57 | 18 |
| 2007 | 159 | 99 |
| 2006 | 55 | 38 |
| 2005 | 32 | 52 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
106,923 Combo cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 59% passed first time, against 72% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 405 | 80% |
| 2020 | 14,164 | 69% |
| 2019 | 16,327 | 70% |
| 2018 | 3,084 | 66% |
| 2017 | 3,795 | 63% |
| 2016 | 5,405 | 62% |
| 2015 | 5,644 | 59% |
| 2014 | 5,314 | 58% |
| 2013 | 3,655 | 54% |
| 2012 | 3,320 | 51% |
| 2011 | 8,301 | 61% |
| 2010 | 7,651 | 59% |
| 2009 | 4,654 | 52% |
| 2008 | 6,491 | 49% |
| 2007 | 5,506 | 47% |
| 2006 | 4,462 | 47% |
| 2005 | 3,103 | 47% |
| 2004 | 2,756 | 46% |
| 2003 | 2,040 | 46% |
| 2002 | 736 | 46% |
| 2001 | 110 | 48% |
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 | Combo | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 18.4% | 11.5% |
| Suspension | 16.1% | 9.1% |
| Brakes | 10.8% | 6.8% |
| Visibility | 10.1% | 4.9% |
| Tyres | 9.0% | 6.3% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 5.8% | 3.6% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4.8% | 3.2% |
| Steering | 3.9% | 1.8% |
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