Car statistics
Ford Capri 280 statistics
How many Ford Capri 280s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 280 compares with other versions of the Ford Capri. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 110 +17.0% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 440 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 94.5% Other Ford Capri versions 9.3%
- Licensed in 1994 578 when this data begins
- Share of Ford Capris 5.3% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 80.0% of those still registered are SORN
How many Ford Capri 280s are left in Great Britain?
There were 110 Ford Capri 280s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 440 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 81.0% lower than the 578 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 80.0% of those still registered are off the road.
Ford Capri 280s licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 578 | – |
| 1995 | 524 | – |
| 1996 | 510 | – |
| 1997 | 480 | – |
| 1998 | 463 | – |
| 1999 | 409 | – |
| 2000 | 359 | – |
| 2001 | 304 | – |
| 2002 | 278 | – |
| 2003 | 265 | – |
| 2004 | 248 | – |
| 2005 | 217 | – |
| 2006 | 203 | – |
| 2007 | 196 | 270 |
| 2008 | 191 | 272 |
| 2009 | 172 | 266 |
| 2010 | 162 | 273 |
| 2011 | 141 | 305 |
| 2012 | 148 | 277 |
| 2013 | 147 | 326 |
| 2014 | 136 | 338 |
| 2015 | 138 | 345 |
| 2016 | 118 | 372 |
| 2017 | 102 | 404 |
| 2018 | 98 | 415 |
| 2019 | 109 | 409 |
| 2020 | 105 | 418 |
| 2021 | 106 | 428 |
| 2022 | 103 | 432 |
| 2023 | 92 | 446 |
| 2024 | 85 | 444 |
| 2025 | 104 | 446 |
| 2026 | 110 | 440 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Ford Capri 280s have survived?
94.5% of Ford Capri 280s are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1994. For other versions of the Ford Capri from the same era, the figure is 9.3%, so Ford Capri 280s are 10.2 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 41 other versions of the Ford Capri from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Ford Capri 280 | 94.5% |
| Other Ford Capri versions of the same age | 9.3% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Ford Capri 280 engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 107 Ford Capri 280s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 99.1% have an engine of 2,701cc to 2,800cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 2,701cc to 2,800cc 106 licensed | 99.1% |
| Other sizes 1 licensed | 0.9% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Ford Capri page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Other versions of the Ford Capri
Versions of the Ford Capri with their own page. The Ford Capri page covers all 3,850 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Capri 280 | 110 | 440 | 94.5% |
| Ford Capri S | 258 | 256 | 15.2% |
| Ford Capri 1600 XL | 123 | 91 | 67.1% |
| Ford Capri II Ghia | 78 | 75 | 27.1% |
| Ford Capri 3000 GXL | 65 | 39 | 100.0% |
| Ford Capri II S | 58 | 43 | 29.8% |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 550 Ford Capri 280 records (licensed and SORN) | 15 September 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
- This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “CAPRI 280”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
- Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the most licensed at any year end since 1994, plus any first registered after that year. Other versions are those of the same model whose licensed count peaked in the same years, up to 2001.
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