Ranked #9 car in the UK · Hatchback · 28,699 units sold last year
Vauxhall Corsa
Now Stellantis-built on the same platform as the Peugeot 208. Cheap PCPs make it ubiquitous; electric variant is the longest-range supermini at the price.
Vauxhall
Corsa
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Tell us about the one you're looking at
Estimated market value
£8,881
The depreciation curve
How a 2023-registration Vauxhall Corsa loses value over time.
What it costs to own
Based on the 2023 car with 22,500 miles you entered above — worth about £8,900 today — here is the cost of owning it for the next 3 years, at roughly 7,500 miles a year.
3-year total
£10,059
Per year
£3,353
Per mile
£0.45
Best age to buy — around 2 years
A 2-year-old example loses roughly £2,685 a year — under half the £5,988 a one-year-old sheds. The steepest drop is behind it.
Assumes roughly £1.45/L fuel (£0.28/kWh for EVs), typical-driver insurance and manufacturer service intervals. A guide for comparison — your own costs will vary.
How it compares
Where this car ranks against the 330 vehicles in our index — higher is better.
Percentile rank across our full index. A measure is shown only where the data spreads meaningfully across the index.
Estimated insurance
Group 9 · Comprehensive · 3 years NCB
Indicative annual comprehensive premiums for this car, by driver age band and risk profile. Pick the combination closest to your circumstances.
Estimated annual premium · typical, age 33-39
£604/ year
Roughly £50 per month
Typical
Average UK driver — 3 years NCB, average postcode, no recent claims.| Age band | Lower risk | Typical | Higher risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 17-25 | £1,377 | £1,721 | £2,238 |
| Age 26-32 | £719 | £846 | £1,032 |
| Age 33-39Selected | £532 | £604 | £713 |
| Age 40-49 | £451 | £501 | £582 |
| Age 50+ | £402 | £447 | £527 |
How we estimate this
Indicative annual comprehensive premium estimates. The 'Typical' figure represents an average UK driver in each age band; Lower and Higher risk show the realistic spread driven by factors UK insurers legitimately price on (postcode, occupation, claims history, NCB, voluntary excess, modifications). Based on 10,000 miles/yr, £250 voluntary excess, and the no-claims bonus selected above. Always get individual quotes before buying.
Expected annual costs
Adjust the annual mileage to match how you'll actually use the car. Insurance is what you selected above (age 33-39, typical risk, 3 yrs NCB).
Routine service
£210
Annual main-dealer service
Major service
£190
Every 2 years, annualised
Road tax
£195
Standard rate, post year-one
Fuel
£977
52 mpg, £1.49/L
Insurance
£604
Age 33-39, group 9
Excludes depreciation and unscheduled repairs (see next section).
Unexpected costs
What out-of-warranty repairs typically run, by mileage band. Your selected mileage is highlighted.
0-30k miles
£50
per year · low risk
30-60k miles
£200
per year · low risk
60-100k miles
£460
per year · medium risk
100k+ miles
£800
per year · medium risk
Parts most likely to fail
Drawn from owner reports and warranty data. Filtered for relevance to 22,500 miles.
Watch now
Failure typically happens around your current mileage.
Upcoming
A known weak point — but you haven't reached its usual mileage yet.
Already due
Past its usual failure mileage. Either already fixed, or about to.
Wet timing belt (PureTech 1.2)Upcoming
Shared Stellantis issue. Replacement now mandated at 100k or 10 years.
Oil consumption (1.2 PureTech)Upcoming
Check between services.
Stop-start batteryUpcoming
EFB type; conventional battery will brick the stop-start system.
Front suspension top mountsUpcoming
Knocking on steering lock.
"Parts low/medium/high" indicates how easy the replacement part is to source — discontinued or specialist parts mean longer workshop time and bigger bills.
Tyres
185/65 R15 · 195/55 R16 · 215/45 R17
What a full set of four will cost you (including fit and balance), and which brand each tier of buyer should pick. A typical set lasts about 23,000 miles.
Budget
£270
set of 4, fitted · £55 per tyre
Mid-range
£390
set of 4, fitted · £85 per tyre
Premium
£570
set of 4, fitted · £130 per tyre
What to fit
Continental EcoContact 6
OE-grade rolling resistance. The pick for Corsa Electric to maximise range.
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3
Strong all-weather choice. Available in all Corsa sizes.
Falken Sincera SN110
Genuinely decent budget option. Better than the very cheapest brands.
Reliability
Average
Things owners say
- 01Pre-2020 Corsa-E is a different car — old GM platform, less robust.
- 02Cheap finance makes new Corsas plentiful; depreciation steeper than rivals.
- 03Electric range improved on 2024 facelift — older Corsa-e is rated 209 miles WLTP, realistically 170.
Servicing & the dealer network
How well-supported Vauxhall is across the UK — a practical read on how easy servicing, parts and warranty work will be to find.
Franchised UK dealers
~195
Large network
Mass-market
Network size relative to the UK's largest (Vauxhall is 4.3% of all franchised outlets)
Servicing, parts and warranty work are easy to find UK-wide, and most independent garages know the brand well — which keeps maintenance competitive.
For context, the UK has roughly 4,500 franchised car-dealer outlets in total, plus about 15,500 independent garages.
Approximate figures, curated from public UK industry sources (NFDA, Car Dealer Magazine). Franchised networks shrink year on year — these indicate network size, not an exact count.
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