How many Ford Explorer Premium EV cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 19,377 licensed and 59 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Ford Explorer Premium EV generic-model group.
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Is the Explorer Premium EV disappearing?
19,377 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Explorer Premium EV is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them.
A falling population is worth knowing before you buy: it usually means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply, and it is why a good example of a scarce model can hold its price while a neglected one is hard to sell at any price.
Recent quarterly trend
| Quarter | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 19,377 | 59 |
| 2025 Q4 | 16,615 | 88 |
| 2025 Q3 | 13,606 | 83 |
| 2025 Q2 | 10,276 | 42 |
| 2025 Q1 | 7,432 | 22 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,688 | 0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,740 | 0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 0 | 0 |
Other Ford models
- Fiesta — 1,300,171 licensed
- Focus — 877,764 licensed
- Transit — 492,494 licensed
- Transit Custom — 526,927 licensed
- Kuga — 380,445 licensed
- Puma — 250,887 licensed
See how many of every Ford model are left
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.