Car statistics
Ford Cortina DE Luxe statistics
How many Ford Cortina DE Luxes are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the DE Luxe compares with other versions of the Ford Cortina. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 447 +1.4% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 284 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 98.1% Other Ford Cortina versions 3.7%
- Peak year 1996 710 licensed
- Share of Ford Cortinas 8.9% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 38.9% of those still registered are SORN
How many Ford Cortina DE Luxes are left in Great Britain?
There were 447 Ford Cortina DE Luxes licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 284 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 37.0% lower than its peak of 710 in 1996.
Ford Cortina DE Luxes licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 596 | – |
| 1995 | 492 | – |
| 1996 | 710 | – |
| 1997 | 696 | – |
| 1998 | 638 | – |
| 1999 | 589 | – |
| 2000 | 536 | – |
| 2001 | 506 | – |
| 2002 | 482 | – |
| 2003 | 443 | – |
| 2004 | 430 | – |
| 2005 | 409 | – |
| 2006 | 387 | – |
| 2007 | 372 | 140 |
| 2008 | 359 | 132 |
| 2009 | 358 | 137 |
| 2010 | 349 | 128 |
| 2011 | 358 | 141 |
| 2012 | 352 | 144 |
| 2013 | 352 | 180 |
| 2014 | 345 | 190 |
| 2015 | 357 | 210 |
| 2016 | 353 | 229 |
| 2017 | 355 | 255 |
| 2018 | 389 | 233 |
| 2019 | 402 | 240 |
| 2020 | 422 | 246 |
| 2021 | 437 | 250 |
| 2022 | 445 | 257 |
| 2023 | 429 | 267 |
| 2024 | 448 | 267 |
| 2025 | 450 | 283 |
| 2026 | 447 | 284 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Ford Cortina DE Luxes have survived?
98.1% of Ford Cortina DE Luxes 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 Cortina from the same era, the figure is 3.7%, so Ford Cortina DE Luxes are 26.6 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 27 other versions of the Ford Cortina from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Ford Cortina DE Luxe | 98.1% |
| Other Ford Cortina versions of the same age | 3.7% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Ford Cortina DE Luxe engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 455 Ford Cortina DE Luxes licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 30.3% have an engine of 1,101cc to 1,200cc, and 18.0% have an engine of 1,201cc to 1,300cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,101cc to 1,200cc 138 licensed | 30.3% |
| 1,201cc to 1,300cc 82 licensed | 18.0% |
| 1,501cc to 1,600cc 78 licensed | 17.1% |
| 1,401cc to 1,500cc 73 licensed | 16.0% |
| 1,601cc to 1,700cc 21 licensed | 4.6% |
| 1,301cc to 1,400cc 18 licensed | 4.0% |
| 2,001cc to 2,100cc 16 licensed | 3.5% |
| 1,901cc to 2,000cc 9 licensed | 2.0% |
| Other sizes 20 licensed | 4.4% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,101–1,200cc | Petrol | 138 | 30.3% |
| 1,201–1,300cc | Petrol | 82 | 18.0% |
| 1,501–1,600cc | Petrol | 78 | 17.1% |
| 1,401–1,500cc | Petrol | 73 | 16.0% |
| 1,601–1,700cc | Petrol | 21 | 4.6% |
| 1,301–1,400cc | Petrol | 18 | 4.0% |
| 2,001–2,100cc | Petrol | 16 | 3.5% |
| 1,901–2,000cc | Petrol | 9 | 2.0% |
| 1,701–1,800cc | Petrol | 5 | 1.1% |
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 Cortina page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Ford Cortina MOT reliability
There were not enough MOT tests of Ford Cortinas in 2025 to publish reliable figures: we need at least 1,000 tests of cars aged three and over. DVSA names the model, not the version, so no separate figures exist for the DE Luxe.
Other versions of the Ford Cortina
Versions of the Ford Cortina with their own page. The Ford Cortina page covers all 4,794 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Cortina DE Luxe | 447 | 284 | 98.1% |
| Ford Cortina MK2 1600E | 309 | 169 | 100.0% |
| Ford Cortina Super | 214 | 175 | 96.0% |
| Ford Cortina 1600 L | 126 | 116 | 9.6% |
| Ford Cortina 1600 GT | 106 | 68 | 100.0% |
| Ford Cortina 1600 XL | 95 | 78 | 24.1% |
| Ford Cortina 2000E | 94 | 78 | 29.5% |
| Ford Cortina 1600 Base | 66 | 72 | 22.7% |
| Ford Cortina 2000 GXL | 77 | 53 | 53.3% |
| Ford Cortina 2000 GT | 56 | 44 | 77.5% |
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 731 Ford Cortina DE Luxe records (licensed and SORN) | 2 October 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 “CORTINA DE LUXE”. 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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