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CHEVROLET CAPTIVA Uncommon

As of 2026 Q1, 4,926 CHEVROLET CAPTIVAs remain registered in the UK — an increasingly uncommon sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 11,361 in 2014 Q3 — only 43% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 6,435 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 1,026 a year (20.8% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2029 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer.

CHEVROLET CAPTIVA car — UK survivor photo
Photo: M 93 / CC BY-SA 3.0 de · via Wikimedia Commons
Surviving in the UK · 2026 Q1
4,926
3,666 licensed1,260 SORN
▼ 972 (-16.5%) yr/yr
Peak: 11,361 in 2014 Q3 · first seen 2014 Q3

Survivors over time

0 2,840 5,681 8,521 11k 2014 Q32020 Q22026 Q1

How rare is it?

Uncommon — a few thousand still about (4,926).

Rarer than 21% of the 2,429 UK car models we track.

Fuel breakdown

Of the 4,926 on the road today
Diesel 99%Petrol 1%

📉 Rate of decline

Disappearing at about 1,026 a year (20.8% of survivors). At that pace roughly 1,533 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2029.

A constant-rate projection from the last 3 years. The last survivors tend to linger far longer than this — cherished cars don't vanish on a fixed date.
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About the CAPTIVA

The Chevrolet Captiva is a compact crossover SUV marketed by General Motors. The first generation was developed by GM Korea, based on the GM Theta platform and derived from the S3X concept car revealed in 2004. Released in 2006, it was sold internationally as the Chevrolet Captiva, in Australia and New Zealand as the Holden Captiva and in South Korea as the Daewoo Winstorm prior to the adoption of its international name in 2011, when the Daewoo brand was discontinued. The vehicle shares much its underpinnings with the similarly-styled Opel/Vauxhall Antara / second-generation Saturn Vue, with the...

Source: Wikipedia, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.

CHEVROLET CAPTIVA — questions & answers

How many CHEVROLET CAPTIVA are left in the UK?

As of 2026 Q1, 4,926 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA were still registered in the UK — 3,666 licensed and on the road, plus 1,260 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.

Is the CHEVROLET CAPTIVA rare?

The CHEVROLET CAPTIVA is uncommon, with 4,926 still about, making it rarer than 21% of the 2,429 UK car models we track.

Is the CHEVROLET CAPTIVA increasing or decreasing?

Over the last year the number of CHEVROLET CAPTIVA on UK roads fell by 972 (16.5%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 1,533 would remain in 5 years.

What fuel do most CHEVROLET CAPTIVA use?

Most CHEVROLET CAPTIVA run on diesel — about 99% of those still registered, with the rest split across petrol.

When did the CHEVROLET CAPTIVA peak?

The CHEVROLET CAPTIVA peaked at 11,361 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.

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