UK vehicle statistics / Ford

How many Ford KA cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 118,728 licensed and 28,484 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Ford KA generic-model group.

Looking at a KA?

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 KA is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the KA disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 391,844 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 118,728 in 2026 Q1, down 70%. That is down 31% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 28,484 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 147,212 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

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 Q1118,72828,484
2025 Q4121,52128,215
2025 Q3123,79827,910
2025 Q2126,23327,808
2025 Q1128,44327,739
2024 Q4131,00728,182
2024 Q3133,58928,757
2024 Q2136,25928,868
2024 Q1138,33928,991
2023 Q4140,84028,793
2023 Q3142,81728,524
2023 Q2145,12428,400

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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.