How much does a used Vauxhall Frontera cost?

A 2025 Vauxhall Frontera with around 7,800 miles is worth roughly £18,150 today (typical range £15,250–£21,000). Dealer forecourt prices sit higher and part-exchange offers lower; newer or lower-mileage examples cost more.

How quickly does the Vauxhall Frontera depreciate?

A new Vauxhall Frontera typically loses about 39% of its value over the first three years, then depreciates more slowly. Buying at three to five years old avoids the steepest part of the curve.

What insurance group is the Vauxhall Frontera?

The Vauxhall Frontera sits in insurance group 17 of 50 — the middle of the scale. Exact premiums depend on the trim (some versions sit a few groups higher or lower), your age, postcode and no-claims history.

What goes wrong on a used Vauxhall Frontera?

There is not enough Vauxhall Frontera-specific fault evidence yet. General wear items to budget for: 12v battery (typically around 40k-70k, £100-£180 to put right); brake discs & pads (typically around 35k-60k, £250-£500 per axle to put right); suspension bushes & drop links (typically around 60k-100k, £150-£400 to put right). A full service history and a recent MOT with no advisories are the best protection.

What does the Vauxhall Frontera cost to run?

Expect around 53 mpg combined on the 1.2 Hybrid 136 mHEV, £200 a year in road tax, about £185 for a standard annual service. The full cost-of-ownership table above breaks this down per year and per mile for the exact year and mileage you choose.

Is the Vauxhall Frontera ULEZ compliant?

Whether a Vauxhall Frontera is ULEZ compliant depends on its engine and registration date: petrol from 2006 and diesel from September 2015 generally qualify, and electric versions are always exempt.

How many Vauxhall Fronteras are on UK roads?

About 5,083 Vauxhall Fronteras are currently taxed and on the road in the UK, from DfT vehicle-licensing data.

Ranked #26 car in the UK · Crossover SUV · 18,359 units sold last year

Vauxhall Frontera

The Vauxhall Frontera revives an old name for a new value-led compact crossover - a practical, keenly-priced family SUV on the Stellantis small-car platform shared with the Citroen C3 Aircross, offered as a mild-hybrid petrol or an electric version. It majors on space, simplicity and low price rather than style or driving polish, with seven-seat capability on some versions. As a used buy it's an honest, affordable and roomy small SUV bought on sense.

How these figures are sourced — the valuation is anchored to a researched used-market price for this model (AutoTrader median, 2023 at 30k miles). Reliability, mileage and variant data are real DVSA MOT records. Dimensions, tyre sizes and costs, servicing figures and the insurance group are segment-level estimates rather than sourced per car, and are being replaced model by model.

Vauxhall

Frontera

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Body: Crossover SUV
Years: 2025–2026
Fuel: Mild Hybrid / Electric
Economy: 53 mpg
Insurance: Group 17

The short version

The Vauxhall Frontera holds its value about averagely. On three-year value retention it ranks better than 50% of models.

Eligible for £1,500 off — UK Electric Car GrantBand 2

Applies to the Frontera Electric (54kWh). Applied at point of sale — no application needed. Details on gov.uk.

Pick your version

Estimates are tuned to the version you choose.

Fuel

Mild Hybrid · 1199cc

Power

136 ps

Drivetrain

FWD

Cam drive

Wet belt

Quoted MPG

53 mpg

The volume new Frontera (the reborn 2024 nameplate, now an SUV). 1.2 PureTech mHEV with 28 PS motor in the e-DCT. Wet belt; budget for the service - same engine as 3008/Mokka Hybrid.

Tell us about the one you're looking at

Year of registration2025

20252026

Mileage on the clock7,800 mi

0Expected: 7,800180k

Conditiongood

PoorFairGoodExcellent

Tidy and well looked-after for its age — the typical car.

Region

Remembered as you browse other cars.

Know the registration?

Optional — fills in the exact year and ULEZ status for your specific car. The registration isn’t stored.

Estimated market value

£18,150

Range £14,250 – £22,400

medium confidence

When new (2025)circa £25,000Age-based value£19,233Mileage adjustment+£0Condition & region+£18Market calibration+£99Forecourt price£19,350Private sale£16,900Part-exchange£14,900

The depreciation curve

How a 2025-registration Vauxhall Frontera loses value over time.

Marker = your selection
Dashed = mileage either side

What it costs to own

Over

Based on the 2025 car with 7,800 miles you entered above — worth about £18,150 today — here is the cost of owning it for the next 5 years, at roughly 7,800 miles a year.

5-year total

£20,393

Per year

£4,079

All-in per mile

£0.52

Fuel per mile

14.9p

Depreciation£8,645

Fuel / energy£5,803

Servicing£1,765

Road tax£1,000

Insurance£3,180

Best age to buy — around 2 years

A 2-year-old example loses roughly £1,850 a year — 69% less than the £5,950 a one-year-old sheds. The steepest drop is behind it.

Uses current UK pump and home-charging prices (DESNZ weekly), typical-driver insurance and manufacturer service intervals. "Fuel per mile" is just the energy input — so an EV at ~9p and a diesel at ~22p make running-cost comparison direct. A guide; your own costs will vary.

How it compares

Where this car ranks against the 340 vehicles in our index — higher is better.

Holds its valuebetter than 50%

Percentile rank across our full index. A measure is shown only where the data spreads meaningfully across the index.

Estimated insurance

Group 17 of 50 (mid — around the UK average) · 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.

No-claims bonus3 years

0 yearsBaseline: 3 years15+

Risk profile:

Estimated annual premium · typical, age 33-39

£636/ year

Roughly £53 per month

Typical

Average UK driver — 3 years NCB, average postcode, no recent claims.

Age band	Lower risk	Typical	Higher risk
Age 17-25	£1,449	£1,811	£2,355
Age 26-32	£756	£890	£1,085
Age 33-39Selected	£559	£636	£750
Age 40-49	£475	£527	£612
Age 50+	£423	£470	£555

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).

Annual mileage7,800 mi/yr

2,000UK avg for this model: 7,80030,000

Routine service

£185

Annual main-dealer service

Major service

£210

Every 2 years, annualised

Road tax

£200

Standard rate, post year-one

Fuel

£1,161

53 mpg, £1.73/L

Insurance

£636

Age 33-39, group 17

Clean-air zones

⚠ Depends on variant

Based on London ULEZ standards — Birmingham, Bath, Bristol, Sheffield, Glasgow and other UK clean-air zones generally follow the same rules.

Total expected£2,392 / year

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

£80

per year · low risk

30-60k miles

£240

per year · low risk

60-100k miles

£520

per year · medium risk

100k+ miles

£900

per year · high risk

Tyres

205/60 R16 · 215/55 R17 · 225/45 R18

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 24,000 miles.

Budget

£300

set of 4, fitted · £60 per tyre

Mid-range

£440

set of 4, fitted · £95 per tyre

Premium

£620

set of 4, fitted · £140 per tyre

What to fit

Optional extras worth paying for

Factory options ranked by how much of their original cost they recover at resale. Anything above 70% return tends to make money back; below 40% is paying for your own enjoyment.

Option	New cost	Added used value	Return
Tow bar (factory-fit) Niche, but the buyers who want one will pay for it.	£650	£450	69%
Parking sensors & reversing camera Near-expected now — its absence costs more than its presence returns.	£500	£300	60%
Heated seats / cold-weather pack	£450	£200	44%
Metallic or premium paint Almost universal — an unusual colour is the bigger resale risk.	£600	£200	33%
Panoramic / opening roof	£1,100	£350	32%
Larger alloy wheels	£700	£200	29%

Wear items to budget for

General wear items rather than faults specific to this model. Ordered against 7,800 miles.

Watch now

Failure typically happens around your current mileage.

Upcoming

Typically happens at a higher mileage than yours.

Already due

Past its usual failure mileage. Either already fixed, or about to.

12V batteryUpcoming

Typical at 40k-70kCost £100-£180low severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

Brake discs & padsUpcoming

Typical at 35k-60kCost £250-£500 per axlelow severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

Suspension bushes & drop linksUpcoming

Typical at 60k-100kCost £150-£400medium severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

Exhaust & emissions componentsUpcoming

Typical at 70k-110kCost £200-£700medium severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

"Parts low/medium/high" indicates how easy the replacement part is to source — discontinued or specialist parts mean longer workshop time and bigger bills.

Reliability

Not enough first-MOT data yet. This measure needs cars registered from 2020 that have reached their first MOT at three years old; too few have so far for a figure worth publishing.

Not enough first-MOT data yet — no score. A car needs 100 first MOTs from 2018 registrations onward before this can be measured.

MOT outlook

Insufficient MOT history at this car's reference age — too few tests to compute a reliable percentile.

Things owners say

01Value and space are the draw; some versions offer seven seats - check the configuration.
02The mild-hybrid suits those who can't charge; the electric version fits predictable urban routes.
03Shares its platform with the Citroen C3 Aircross and Fiat 600 family - familiar, affordable mechanicals.

Safety recalls

Manufacturers occasionally issue safety recalls to fix a fault free of charge. You can check whether the Vauxhall Frontera, or your exact vehicle, has any outstanding recalls on the official DVSA service.

Check on GOV.UK

Opens the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency recall checker. Choose the make, model and year of manufacture — no registration needed.

Theft risk

A general indicator from UK 2025 theft data and this car’s characteristics — not a prediction for any one vehicle.

Whole-car theft

Higher

Desirable SUVs like this are relay-theft targets — keyless entry can be exploited from the driveway in under a minute.

Parts theft

Higher

Hybrid versions are a catalytic-converter target — a hybrid cat is rich in precious metals and can be cut out in about a minute.

Worth doing

Keep keys in a Faraday pouch and away from the front door to block relay attacks.
A catalytic-converter guard or forensic marking makes a hybrid far less appealing to cut.
A visible steering lock is a cheap, strong deterrent on a frequently-targeted car.

Clean-air zones

Whether driving a Vauxhall Frontera into a UK clean-air zone will cost you anything. Rules use the same Euro standard across most zones — petrol from 2006 and diesel from 2015 onwards are exempt; pure electric is always exempt.

Charging zones for cars

City	Area	Daily charge	Likely outcome
London	All of Greater London (within the M25)	£12.50	Likely exempt Hybrid petrol engines from 2006 meet Euro 4.
Birmingham	Inside the A4540 Middleway	£8.00	Likely exempt Hybrid petrol engines from 2006 meet Euro 4.
Bristol	City centre and part of the Portway	£9.00	Likely exempt Hybrid petrol engines from 2006 meet Euro 4.
Glasgow	City centre	—	Likely exempt Hybrid petrol engines from 2006 meet Euro 4.
Edinburgh	City centre	—	Likely exempt Hybrid petrol engines from 2006 meet Euro 4.
Aberdeen	City centre	—	Likely exempt Hybrid petrol engines from 2006 meet Euro 4.
Dundee	City centre	—	Likely exempt Hybrid petrol engines from 2006 meet Euro 4.

Zones that don't charge private cars

Bath — City centre (Private cars and motorbikes are not charged).
Bradford — Outer ring road and the Aire Valley (Private cars are not charged).
Sheffield — Inside the A61 inner ring road (Private cars are not charged).
Newcastle & Gateshead — City centres and the Tyne, Swing, High Level and Redheugh bridges (Private cars are not charged).
Portsmouth — Part of the city centre (Applies to taxis, PHVs, buses, coaches and HGVs only).

Model-level guidance only. To check a specific registration, use the official gov.uk clean-air zone checker. Zone charges and boundaries are set by local councils and change over time.

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.

Dimensions & weight

These are segment estimates, not manufacturer figures. 296 of 325 catalogued cars share one of 14 identical dimension sets, so they describe a class rather than this particular car. Sourced figures replace them model by model.

Length

4,350 mm

Width

1,810 mm

Height

1,560 mm

Kerb weight

1,400 kg

Boot

420–1,300 L

Fuel tank

48 L

How many are still out there

How the UK Vauxhall Frontera fleet splits: taxed and on the road, parked off the road on a SORN, and gone from the register where that figure is available.

Total ever registered

14,159

Currently taxed & on road

5,083

36% of all registered

SORN (off road)

4,242

30% of all registered

Scrapped or exported

4,834

UK fleet trend — 2014 to 2025

+757.2% vs 2024

10,2225,083

Source: DfT VEH0124 vehicle licensing statistics (year-end 2025) · Updated 1 Oct 2026

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Same underpinnings

Built on the Stellantis CMP / e-CMP platform

Multi-energy small-car platform supporting petrol, diesel and electric powertrains. Used across PSA/Stellantis B-segment cars. Different badges, often substantially different residuals, but broadly the same mechanicals and repair cost profile.

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Common questions

Vauxhall Frontera, answered from the data

How much does a used Vauxhall Frontera cost?: A 2025 Vauxhall Frontera with around 7,800 miles is worth roughly £18,150 today (typical range £15,250–£21,000). Dealer forecourt prices sit higher and part-exchange offers lower; newer or lower-mileage examples cost more.
How quickly does the Vauxhall Frontera depreciate?: A new Vauxhall Frontera typically loses about 39% of its value over the first three years, then depreciates more slowly. Buying at three to five years old avoids the steepest part of the curve.
What insurance group is the Vauxhall Frontera?: The Vauxhall Frontera sits in insurance group 17 of 50 — the middle of the scale. Exact premiums depend on the trim (some versions sit a few groups higher or lower), your age, postcode and no-claims history.
What goes wrong on a used Vauxhall Frontera?: There is not enough Vauxhall Frontera-specific fault evidence yet. General wear items to budget for: 12v battery (typically around 40k-70k, £100-£180 to put right); brake discs & pads (typically around 35k-60k, £250-£500 per axle to put right); suspension bushes & drop links (typically around 60k-100k, £150-£400 to put right). A full service history and a recent MOT with no advisories are the best protection.
What does the Vauxhall Frontera cost to run?: Expect around 53 mpg combined on the 1.2 Hybrid 136 mHEV, £200 a year in road tax, about £185 for a standard annual service. The full cost-of-ownership table above breaks this down per year and per mile for the exact year and mileage you choose.
Is the Vauxhall Frontera ULEZ compliant?: Whether a Vauxhall Frontera is ULEZ compliant depends on its engine and registration date: petrol from 2006 and diesel from September 2015 generally qualify, and electric versions are always exempt.
How many Vauxhall Fronteras are on UK roads?: About 5,083 Vauxhall Fronteras are currently taxed and on the road in the UK, from DfT vehicle-licensing data.

Answers are generated from this car's Forecourt data — DVSA MOT records, DfT licensing statistics and our valuation model — and update with the weekly data refresh.