What Insurance Group Is a Vauxhall Corsa?
There's no single group for a Vauxhall Corsa: it spans from around group 2 up to group 30 depending on engine and trim. The 1.2 and 1.4 petrol versions most common on the used market sit around group 3 to 10.
Like the Fiesta, the Corsa badge covers everything from a modest naturally-aspirated engine to a turbocharged GS or VXR-level hot hatch, so the model name alone tells you very little.
The detail
Corsa variants span insurance group 2 at the low end to group 30 at the top, a 28-group range on one nameplate. The ordinary 1.2 and 1.4 petrol versions in SE, Design or Energy trim sit around group 3 to 10; the turbocharged 1.2 Turbo GS and Ultimate trims run group 19 to 23.
Real quotes for the same young driver show the ordinary trims (group 3 to 8) coming out at £144 to £147 a month, and don’t rise much until you’re into the sportier VX-Line and GS territory (group 17 and up, £181 a month and rising).
Used Corsa asking prices run from around £7,900 at the 25th percentile to around £12,700 at the 75th, with a median near £10,100, meaningfully higher than the equivalent Fiesta figures.
What this means for your first car
“Vauxhall Corsa” alone tells you almost nothing about the insurance cost, just like the Fiesta. Two Corsas at a similar price can sit a dozen or more groups apart once you check the exact engine and trim rather than the badge.
If you’ve already got a specific Corsa in mind, check its registration for the confirmed group, MOT and running cost rather than relying on the model name. Still comparing options? First Car Scout shows the exact insurance group for every Corsa variant in your search.