UK vehicle statistics / Ford

How many Ford cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 5,152,768 licensed and 683,774 SORN Ford vehicles in the UK, across 72 published model groups. That means 1 in 9 surviving Ford is currently off the road.

Looking at a Ford?

Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.

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Is the Ford fleet shrinking?

Adding up every published Ford model group: Licensed numbers peaked at 5,478,085 in 2017 Q1 and stand at 5,152,768 in 2026 Q1, down 6%. That is down 4% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 683,774 are declared SORN — 1 in 9 of the 5,836,542 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Ford MOT pass rate

In 2024, 68.1% of 3,775,973 Ford MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average.

The items most often behind a first-test failure across published Ford model groups:

  • Condition — 4.1% of tests. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
  • Suspension Arms — 3.9% of tests. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
  • Headlamp Aim — 3.6% of tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
  • Stop Lamp — 3.3% of tests. A brake light out. Usually a bulb.

See every model on the Ford MOT pass rate page.

Before you buy

  • Condition — 4.1% of tests in 2024. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
  • Suspension Arms — 3.9% of tests in 2024. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
  • Headlamp Aim — 3.6% of tests in 2024. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
  • Stop Lamp — 3.3% of tests in 2024. A brake light out. Usually a bulb.
  • Check the actual Ford — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Rarest Ford models

The published Ford model groups with the smallest surviving populations.

Every Ford model

ModelLicensedSORN
Fiesta1,300,171124,181
Focus877,764107,887
Transit492,494169,774
Transit Custom526,92716,516
Kuga380,4458,150
Puma250,8876,649
Mondeo153,92752,377
Transit Connect175,01524,631
Ranger176,32119,472
KA118,72828,484
Ecosport110,2291,153
C-MAX100,5814,108
S-MAX63,4305,203
Tourneo60,8211,937
Galaxy48,41513,188
Escort14,19344,444
B-MAX51,694897
Fusion40,9645,835
KA+36,374314
Transit Courier33,9711,081
Grand C-MAX32,6901,251
Explorer Premium EV19,37759
Mustang Mach-E15,037233
Mustang12,2422,336
Sierra1,85211,733
Capri3,9886,777
Edge8,55183
Cortina4,9893,626
Capri Premium EV6,68757
Granada1,2623,346
Anglia2,6531,507
Roller Team3,245551
Independence3,45446
Streetka1,0272,357
Swift3,102129
Popular1,934988
Chausson2,140132
Maverick2061,723
Bailey1,83967
Auto-Trail1,663165
Consul1,101574
Orion2201,454
Prefect942538
Cougar2721,202
P1001811,229
Zephyr913420
Freedom1,29636
Benimar1,200129
Zodiac786345
Scorpio781,030
Probe204887
Allied97554
Explorer214720
Corsair403245
Transit Tourneo156395
Dorchester154211
Thunderbird25295
Classic195117
Cardinal Hearse130168
F15019284
Rimor24025
Auto Trail19846
Kuga Sound2341
Journey19114
Auto Trail Excel18021
Trigano15029
GT6081
Courier1995
Crown Victoria6050
CI7830
Westfalia1032
Coleman Milne1020

How to read these numbers

Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.

Common questions

How many Ford cars are left in the UK?

5,152,768 Ford vehicles were licensed and 683,774 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 72 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.

Which Ford is rarest?

Of the published Ford model groups, the Coleman Milne has the smallest surviving population at 102 licensed and 0 SORN.

Is the Ford fleet shrinking?

Licensed numbers peaked at 5,478,085 in 2017 Q1 and stand at 5,152,768 in 2026 Q1, down 6%. That is down 4% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 683,774 are declared SORN — 1 in 9 of the 5,836,542 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the Ford MOT pass rate?

68.1% of 3,775,973 class-4 initial MOT tests on Ford cars passed first time in 2024 — below the 71.2% UK average.

What do Ford cars fail the MOT on?

Across published Ford model groups, the most common initial failure categories in 2024 are condition (4.1% of tests), suspension arms (3.9% of tests), headlamp aim (3.6% of tests). DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes.

Does a Ford population figure describe the car I am looking at?

No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's own free MOT, tax and mileage record.

Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.