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VAUXHALL TIGRA Uncommon

As of 2026 Q2, 7,034 VAUXHALL TIGRAs remain registered in the UK — an increasingly uncommon sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 25,255 in 2014 Q3 — only 28% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 18,221 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 1,321 a year (18.8% 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. Tellingly, 42% 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 TIGRA car — UK survivor photo
Photo: Norbert Schnitzler / CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Surviving in the UK · 2026 Q2
7,034
4,098 licensed2,936 SORN
▼ 1,022 (-12.7%) yr/yr
Peak: 25,255 in 2014 Q3 · first seen 2014 Q3

Survivors over time

0 6,314 13k 19k 25k 2014 Q32020 Q32026 Q2

How rare is it?

Uncommon — a few thousand still about (7,034).

Rarer than 19% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.

Fuel breakdown

Of the 7,034 on the road today
Petrol 98%Diesel 2%

📉 Rate of decline

Disappearing at about 1,321 a year (18.8% of survivors). At that pace roughly 2,485 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 TIGRA

The Opel Tigra name has been applied to two different cars engineered and produced by the German automaker Opel, both based on different iterations of the Corsa supermini, the first built in Spain, the second in France. The first Tigra was a small 2+2 coupé, produced from 1994 to 2000. The later compact hard topped convertible roadster model was introduced in May 2004. The Tigra was sold in the United Kingdom as the Vauxhall Tigra, in Australia as the Holden Tigra, and in Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico as the Chevrolet Tigra.

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

VAUXHALL TIGRA — questions & answers

How many VAUXHALL TIGRA are left in the UK?

As of 2026 Q2, 7,034 VAUXHALL TIGRA were still registered in the UK — 4,098 licensed and on the road, plus 2,936 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.

Is the VAUXHALL TIGRA rare?

The VAUXHALL TIGRA is uncommon, with 7,034 still about, making it rarer than 19% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.

Is the VAUXHALL TIGRA increasing or decreasing?

Over the last year the number of VAUXHALL TIGRA on UK roads fell by 1,022 (12.7%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 2,485 would remain in 5 years.

What fuel do most VAUXHALL TIGRA use?

Most VAUXHALL TIGRA run on petrol — about 98% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel.

When did the VAUXHALL TIGRA peak?

The VAUXHALL TIGRA peaked at 25,255 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.

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