CUPRA · CUPRA LEON · Cars
Common — still a familiar sight, with 15,855 on the road.
Rarer than 13% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Cupra (; stylised in all caps) is a car brand owned by the Volkswagen Group, a German manufacturer, and produced by SEAT, a Spanish car manufacturer and wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen Group, headquartered in Martorell, near Barcelona. Originating from SEAT's motorsport division Cupra Racing, the Cupra brand was introduced as a standalone brand in January 2018, after being used as a performance sub-brand of SEAT since 1996. While initial Cupra models are based on SEAT vehicles, in September 2020, Cupra introduced the first Cupra-only vehicle, the Cupra Formentor. In 2021, the brand introduced...
As of 2025 Q4, 15,855 CUPRA LEON were still registered in the UK — 15,681 licensed and on the road, plus 174 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The CUPRA LEON is common, with 15,855 still on the road, making it rarer than 13% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of CUPRA LEON on UK roads rose by 5,210 (48.9%).
Most CUPRA LEON run on petrol — about 40% of those still registered, with the rest split across hybrid, plug-in hybrid.
The CUPRA LEON peaked at 15,855 registered in 2025 Q4, and was first recorded in the data in 2020 Q4.