UK vehicle statistics / Ford

How many Ford Grand C-MAX cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 32,690 licensed and 1,251 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Ford Grand C-MAX generic-model group.

Looking at a Grand C-MAX?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. If the car is still worth pursuing, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Wondering whether one particular Grand C-MAX is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Grand C-MAX disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 37,642 in 2019 Q3 and stand at 32,690 in 2026 Q1, down 13%. That is down 12% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 1,251 are declared SORN — 1 in 27 of the 33,941 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

For how this model fares on test day, see its MOT pass rate and most common failures.

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

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q132,6901,251
2025 Q433,1201,199
2025 Q333,6231,085
2025 Q234,0341,011
2025 Q134,372947
2024 Q434,623863
2024 Q334,954755
2024 Q235,228697
2024 Q135,335666
2023 Q435,648622
2023 Q335,826542
2023 Q236,108500

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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.