How many Ford Ecosports are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 111,522 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain106,973−1.6% on a year earlier
Declared SORN1,079Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202577.1%Cars of the same ages 81.3%
Rank by number licensedNo. 91of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year2023109,594 licensed
Average annual mileage6,245miles a year
How many Ford Ecosports are left in Great Britain?
There were 106,973 Ford Ecosports licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 1,079 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 2.4% fewer than the peak of 109,594 in 2023.
Ford Ecosports licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2023 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
In 2025, 77.1% of Ford Ecosport MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Ford Ecosports tested pass 81.3% of the time, so the Ford Ecosport does worse than average for its age, by 4.2 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 78.3%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Ford Ecosport vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
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MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Ford Ecosport compared with all cars
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Ford Ecosport fails its MOT,
appearing on 48.1% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
4.9% of Ford Ecosport tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Ford Ecosport MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Ford Ecosport MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Ford Ecosport failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Stop lamp: not working”, on 21.8% of 25,527 failed tests.
44.3% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Ford Ecosport tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Stop lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
21.8%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
9 years of the Ford Ecosport, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2021 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (86.7% passed first time) and the 2017 cars worst (70.5%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered. Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Ford Ecosport annual mileage
The average Ford Ecosport covers 6,245 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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4k
6k
8k
6,207
4–5 years
6,068
6–7 years
6,439
8–10 years
6,837
11–14 years
Average annual mileage of a Ford Ecosport by vehicle age
Registrations of Ford Ecosports for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 24,480 in 2019. In 2025, 5 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
Registered for the first time, by year
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Ford Ecosports registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 111,107 Ford Ecosports licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 80.7% have an engine of 901cc to 1,000cc, and 19.3% have an engine of 1,401cc to 1,500cc. The share with an engine of 1,401cc to 1,500cc has fallen from 66.4% in 2014 to 19.3%. Diesels made up 41.0% of those licensed in 2014 and 11.3% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Ford Ecosports licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
901cc to 1,000cc 89,708 licensed
80.7%
1,401cc to 1,500cc 21,394 licensed
19.3%
Other sizes 5 licensed
0.0%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
901–1,000cc
Petrol
89,705
80.7%
1,401–1,500cc
Diesel
12,598
11.3%
1,401–1,500cc
Petrol
8,796
7.9%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Ford Ecosports licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Petrol
Diesel
2014
59.0%
41.0%
2015
70.2%
29.8%
2016
71.6%
28.4%
2017
74.9%
25.1%
2018
81.0%
19.0%
2019
85.1%
14.9%
2020
86.3%
13.7%
2021
86.9%
13.1%
2022
88.1%
11.9%
2023
88.6%
11.4%
2024
88.6%
11.4%
2025
88.7%
11.3%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
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.
How we use engine sizes.
Ford Ecosport fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Ford Ecosport from 2014 to 2022. On the WLTP test (listings 2019 to 2022), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 34.4 to 57.6 mpg, with CO2 of 129 to 184 g/km. On the older NEDC test (listings 2014 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 44.1 to 68.9 mpg, with CO2 of 107 to 149 g/km.
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019 to 2022
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019 to 2022
Engine and fuel
Combined mpg
CO2 g/km
Listed
Euro standard
Versions
1.0 petrol
34.4–47.9
134–184
2019–2022
Euro 6d‑TEMP to Euro 6d
9
1.5 diesel
42.2–57.6
129–175
2019–2021
Euro 6d‑TEMP
6
Older NEDC figures, listed 2014 to 2018 (3 engine and fuel groups)
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2014 to 2018
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
NEDC figures (in VCA’s data until September 2018) and WLTP figures (from the 2019 guide)
come from different tests, so they are shown separately and should not be compared.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “New EcoSport, Model Year Post 2018¾”, “EcoSport Model Year Pre 2020”, “EcoSport Model Year Post 2020”, “EcoSport Model Year Post 2020.25”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Ford Ecosport safety recalls
DVSA lists 8 safety recalls for the Ford Ecosport since 1992, the first in 2015. The most recent was launched on 6 February 2026.
25C76 EcoSport - Powertrain Control Module Software Update
Launched 6 February 2026DVSA recall R/2026/047Manufacturer ref. 25C76
Defect
On affected vehicles the software repair for previous recall 21C08 may not have been delivered properly and diagnostic equipment connected via the Onboard diagnostic port will not read out the long term fuel consumption and distance values as per required regulation.
Remedy
Update the Powertrain Control Module and perform an additional verification process to ensure the configuration has been installed correctly.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Ford Ecosport. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
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.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
