New registrations in Europe
39,399 new Vauxhall Viva 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 (4,181).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4,181 | 140 (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 5,560 | 131 (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 9,952 | 104 (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 14,272 | — |
| 2015 | 5,433 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | — |
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 Viva | 4,181 | 3,996 |
| 2018 Viva | 5,560 | 5,307 |
| 2017 Viva | 9,952 | 9,433 |
| 2016 Viva | 14,272 | 13,420 |
| 2015 Viva | 5,433 | 5,044 |
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
367 Viva cars are on the New Zealand register; 1% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1976 | 45 | 39 | 0 |
| 1975 | 68 | 58 | 0 |
| 1974 | 24 | 21 | 0 |
| 1973 | 25 | 24 | 0 |
| 1972 | 20 | 17 | 1 |
| 1971 | 28 | 24 | 0 |
| 1970 | 28 | 22 | 0 |
| 1969 | 28 | 23 | 0 |
| 1968 | 30 | 25 | 0 |
| 1967 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 1966 | 14 | 12 | 1 |
| 1965 | 22 | 21 | 0 |
| 1964 | 18 | 17 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
Road collisions in Great Britain
From 2021 to 2025, 508 Viva 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 91 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 | 102 | 1 | 22 |
| 2024 | 94 | 2 | 16 |
| 2023 | 100 | 1 | 25 |
| 2022 | 103 | 1 | 14 |
| 2021 | 109 | 0 | 14 |
Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data 2021–2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · how we count
In the United Kingdom
37,440 Viva cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3,996 | 34 |
| 2018 | 5,307 | 59 |
| 2017 | 9,433 | 96 |
| 2016 | 13,420 | 163 |
| 2015 | 5,044 | 73 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| 1980 | 2 | 3 |
| 1979 | 12 | 25 |
| 1978 | 22 | 21 |
| 1977 | 22 | 14 |
| 1976 | 19 | 25 |
| 1975 | 29 | 33 |
| 1974 | 13 | 21 |
| 1973 | 5 | 8 |
| 1972 | 16 | 24 |
| 1971 | 9 | 12 |
| 1970 | 13 | 10 |
| 1969 | 13 | 15 |
| 1968 | 16 | 10 |
| 1967 | 8 | 5 |
| 1966 | 14 | 9 |
| 1965 | 11 | 8 |
| 1964 | 11 | 8 |
| 1963 | 5 | 1 |
| 1958 | 0 | 1 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
38,405 Viva cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 85% passed first time, against 81% 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 | 4,134 | 89% |
| 2018 | 5,485 | 88% |
| 2017 | 9,761 | 86% |
| 2016 | 13,853 | 84% |
| 2015 | 5,172 | 82% |
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 | Viva | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 5.3% | 5.8% |
| Visibility | 4.8% | 3.6% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2.7% | 5.4% |
| Brakes | 1.7% | 3.8% |
| Suspension | 1.5% | 3.7% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 0.9% | 1.5% |
| Steering | 0.5% | 0.6% |
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