New registrations in Europe
84,421 new Vauxhall Meriva cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2018, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2018 the largest markets were United Kingdom (28).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 28 | 140 (NEDC) |
| 2017 | 4,573 | 142 (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 6,799 | — |
| 2015 | 8,731 | — |
| 2014 | 8,270 | — |
| 2013 | 8,891 | — |
| 2012 | 10,987 | — |
| 2011 | 20,413 | — |
| 2010 | 15,729 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 Meriva | 4,573 | 4,319 |
| 2016 Meriva | 6,799 | 6,249 |
| 2015 Meriva | 8,731 | 7,833 |
| 2014 Meriva | 8,270 | 7,164 |
| 2013 Meriva | 8,891 | 6,992 |
| 2012 Meriva | 10,987 | 7,444 |
| 2011 Meriva | 20,413 | 11,876 |
| 2010 Meriva | 15,729 | 7,387 |
| 2009 | — | 3,833 |
| 2008 | — | 3,614 |
| 2007 | — | 3,172 |
| 2006 | — | 2,448 |
| 2005 | — | 1,449 |
| 2004 | — | 1,029 |
| 2003 | — | 214 |
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
2 Meriva cars are on the New Zealand register; 100% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 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, 1,476 Meriva cars were involved in road collisions in Great Britain that injured someone and were reported to the police. 22 of those collisions were fatal and 302 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 | 244 | 4 | 55 |
| 2024 | 257 | 3 | 50 |
| 2023 | 288 | 6 | 70 |
| 2022 | 336 | 6 | 58 |
| 2021 | 351 | 3 | 69 |
Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data 2021–2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · how we count
In the United Kingdom
75,050 Meriva cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 27 | — |
| 2017 | 4,319 | 64 |
| 2016 | 6,249 | 101 |
| 2015 | 7,833 | 181 |
| 2014 | 7,164 | 208 |
| 2013 | 6,992 | 324 |
| 2012 | 7,444 | 508 |
| 2011 | 11,876 | 1,108 |
| 2010 | 7,387 | 762 |
| 2009 | 3,833 | 539 |
| 2008 | 3,614 | 696 |
| 2007 | 3,172 | 866 |
| 2006 | 2,448 | 1,022 |
| 2005 | 1,449 | 1,104 |
| 2004 | 1,029 | 1,495 |
| 2003 | 214 | 431 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
101,033 Meriva cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 62% passed first time, against 65% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4,510 | 80% |
| 2016 | 6,557 | 77% |
| 2015 | 8,342 | 74% |
| 2014 | 7,769 | 73% |
| 2013 | 8,090 | 67% |
| 2012 | 9,458 | 67% |
| 2011 | 15,927 | 64% |
| 2010 | 11,077 | 58% |
| 2009 | 6,162 | 51% |
| 2008 | 6,321 | 50% |
| 2007 | 5,805 | 47% |
| 2006 | 4,925 | 47% |
| 2005 | 3,191 | 45% |
| 2004 | 2,387 | 45% |
| 2003 | 512 | 49% |
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 | Meriva | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 16.5% | 12.5% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 13.5% | 14.7% |
| Brakes | 9.3% | 8.5% |
| Tyres | 7.6% | 7.0% |
| Visibility | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 5.3% | 4.5% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 5.2% | 4.0% |
| Steering | 3.1% | 2.5% |
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