Car statistics
Ford Cortina MK2 1600E statistics
How many Ford Cortina MK2 1600Es are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the MK2 1600E compares with other versions of the Ford Cortina. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 302 0.0% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 176 Off the road, not taxed
- Peak year 1996 456 licensed
- Share of Ford Cortinas 5.8% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 36.8% of those still registered are SORN
- Most common fuel Petrol 100.0% of those licensed
How many Ford Cortina MK2 1600Es are left in Great Britain?
There were 302 Ford Cortina MK2 1600Es licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 176 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 33.8% lower than its peak of 456 in 1996.
Ford Cortina MK2 1600Es licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 305 | – |
| 1995 | 266 | – |
| 1996 | 456 | – |
| 1997 | 447 | – |
| 1998 | 442 | – |
| 1999 | 419 | – |
| 2000 | 357 | – |
| 2001 | 341 | – |
| 2002 | 316 | – |
| 2003 | 283 | – |
| 2004 | 292 | – |
| 2005 | 271 | – |
| 2006 | 247 | – |
| 2007 | 237 | 108 |
| 2008 | 229 | 112 |
| 2009 | 235 | 98 |
| 2010 | 246 | 97 |
| 2011 | 237 | 101 |
| 2012 | 250 | 105 |
| 2013 | 246 | 137 |
| 2014 | 237 | 147 |
| 2015 | 236 | 162 |
| 2016 | 234 | 173 |
| 2017 | 231 | 185 |
| 2018 | 265 | 175 |
| 2019 | 276 | 173 |
| 2020 | 277 | 165 |
| 2021 | 301 | 153 |
| 2022 | 296 | 161 |
| 2023 | 300 | 154 |
| 2024 | 301 | 161 |
| 2025 | 297 | 178 |
| 2026 | 302 | 176 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Ford Cortina MK2 1600Es have survived?
More Ford Cortina MK2 1600Es are registered today (478, licensed or SORN) than were licensed in 1996 (456). For other versions of the Ford Cortina from the same era, the figure is 3.9%.
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 MK2 1600E | 100.0% |
| Other Ford Cortina versions of the same age | 3.9% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Ford Cortina MK2 1600E engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 302 Ford Cortina MK2 1600Es licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 75.8% have an engine of 1,501cc to 1,600cc, and 19.9% have an engine of 1,601cc to 1,700cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,501cc to 1,600cc 229 licensed | 75.8% |
| 1,601cc to 1,700cc 60 licensed | 19.9% |
| 3,001cc to 3,100cc 5 licensed | 1.7% |
| Other sizes 8 licensed | 2.6% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,501–1,600cc | Petrol | 229 | 75.8% |
| 1,601–1,700cc | Petrol | 60 | 19.9% |
| 3,001–3,100cc | Petrol | 5 | 1.7% |
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.
Other versions of the Ford Cortina
Versions of the Ford Cortina with their own page. The Ford Cortina page covers all 4,762 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Cortina DE Luxe | 444 | 288 | 98.3% |
| Ford Cortina MK2 1600E | 302 | 176 | 100.0% |
| Ford Cortina Super | 211 | 176 | 95.6% |
| Ford Cortina 1600 L | 127 | 117 | 9.7% |
| Ford Cortina 1600 GT | 105 | 68 | 100.0% |
| Ford Cortina 1600 XL | 94 | 78 | 24.0% |
| Ford Cortina 2000E | 95 | 77 | 29.5% |
| Ford Cortina 1600 Base | 67 | 71 | 22.7% |
| Ford Cortina 2000 GXL | 75 | 56 | 53.7% |
| Ford Cortina MK1 GT | 74 | 26 | 100.0% |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 478 Ford Cortina MK2 1600E 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 “CORTINA MK2 1600E”. 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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