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VAUXHALL OMEGA Uncommon

As of 2026 Q2, 4,028 VAUXHALL OMEGAs remain registered in the UK — an increasingly uncommon sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 17,049 in 2014 Q3 — only 24% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 13,021 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 298 a year (7.4% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2035 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer. Tellingly, 84% are declared SORN — kept off the road in garages and barns rather than driven, the signature of a car being looked after rather than used up.

VAUXHALL OMEGA car — UK survivor photo
Photo: Rudolf Stricker / CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Surviving in the UK · 2026 Q2
4,028
650 licensed3,378 SORN
▼ 121 (-2.9%) yr/yr
Peak: 17,049 in 2014 Q3 · first seen 2014 Q3

Survivors over time

0 4,262 8,525 13k 17k 2014 Q32020 Q32026 Q2

How rare is it?

Uncommon — a few thousand still about (4,028).

Rarer than 23% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.

Fuel breakdown

Of the 3,964 on the road today
Petrol 84%Diesel 16%

📉 Rate of decline

Disappearing at about 298 a year (7.4% of survivors). At that pace roughly 2,744 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2035.

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 OMEGA

The Opel Omega is an executive car engineered and manufactured by German automaker Opel between 1986 and 2003. The first generation, the Omega A (1986–1994), superseded the Opel Rekord. It was voted European Car of the Year for 1987, and was available as a saloon or estate. The second generation, the Omega B, was manufactured from 1994 to 2003. Rebadged variants of the Omega were marketed worldwide, including in North America as the Cadillac Catera, in Great Britain as the Vauxhall Omega, and South America as the Chevrolet Omega. As with the Rekord which preceded it, re-engineered versions of the...

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

VAUXHALL OMEGA — questions & answers

How many VAUXHALL OMEGA are left in the UK?

As of 2026 Q2, 4,028 VAUXHALL OMEGA were still registered in the UK — 650 licensed and on the road, plus 3,378 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.

Is the VAUXHALL OMEGA rare?

The VAUXHALL OMEGA is uncommon, with 4,028 still about, making it rarer than 23% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.

Is the VAUXHALL OMEGA increasing or decreasing?

Over the last year the number of VAUXHALL OMEGA on UK roads fell by 121 (2.9%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 2,744 would remain in 5 years.

What fuel do most VAUXHALL OMEGA use?

Most VAUXHALL OMEGA run on petrol — about 84% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel.

When did the VAUXHALL OMEGA peak?

The VAUXHALL OMEGA peaked at 17,049 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.

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