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Ford Escort 1100 Base statistics

How many Ford Escort 1100 Bases are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 1100 Base compares with other versions of the Ford Escort. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Ford Escort. Recorded by DVLA as “ESCORT 1100 BASE”.

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Records analysed
444 Ford Escort 1100 Base records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 206 +4.0% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 238 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 31.1% Other Ford Escort versions 2.3%
  • Licensed in 1994 1,408 when this data begins
  • Share of Ford Escorts 1.0% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 53.6% of those still registered are SORN

How many Ford Escort 1100 Bases are left in Great Britain?

There were 206 Ford Escort 1100 Bases licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 238 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 85.4% lower than the 1,408 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 53.6% of those still registered are off the road.

Ford Escort 1100 Bases licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.

Ford Escort 1100 Bases licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 1,408–
1995 897–
1996 624–
1997 499–
1998 411–
1999 352–
2000 301–
2001 248–
2002 221–
2003 196–
2004 196–
2005 167–
2006 154–
2007 132117
2008 120110
2009 119118
2010 127116
2011 142125
2012 147127
2013 132175
2014 136182
2015 137193
2016 152198
2017 144225
2018 170213
2019 178222
2020 188214
2021 198210
2022 200208
2023 213204
2024 211209
2025 202234
2026 206238

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

How many Ford Escort 1100 Bases have survived?

31.1% of Ford Escort 1100 Bases 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 Escort from the same era, the figure is 2.3%, so Ford Escort 1100 Bases are 13.6 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 82 other versions of the Ford Escort from the same era.

Share of Ford Escort 1100 Bases still registered compared with other Ford Escort versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Ford Escort 1100 Base 31.1%
Other Ford Escort versions of the same age 2.3%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Ford Escort 1100 Base engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 220 Ford Escort 1100 Bases licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 32.3% have an engine of 1,101cc to 1,200cc, and 17.3% have an engine of 1,001cc to 1,100cc. The share with an engine of 1,101cc to 1,200cc has grown from 25.7% in 2014 to 32.3%.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Ford Escort 1100 Bases licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,101cc to 1,200cc 71 licensed 32.3%
1,001cc to 1,100cc 38 licensed 17.3%
2,001cc to 2,100cc 33 licensed 15.0%
1,901cc to 2,000cc 28 licensed 12.7%
1,601cc to 1,700cc 19 licensed 8.6%
1,301cc to 1,400cc 11 licensed 5.0%
1,501cc to 1,600cc 9 licensed 4.1%
2,101cc to 2,200cc 3 licensed 1.4%
Other sizes 8 licensed 3.6%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size Fuel Licensed Share
1,101–1,200cc Petrol 71 32.3%
1,001–1,100cc Petrol 38 17.3%
2,001–2,100cc Petrol 33 15.0%
1,901–2,000cc Petrol 28 12.7%
1,601–1,700cc Petrol 19 8.6%
1,301–1,400cc Petrol 11 5.0%
1,501–1,600cc Petrol 9 4.1%
2,101–2,200cc Petrol 3 1.4%

Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025

Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.

Ford Escort 1100 Bases licensed in the UK by engine size, share of each year’s total
Year 1,101–1,200cc1,001–1,100cc2,001–2,100cc1,901–2,000cc
2014 25.7%13.5%13.5%17.6%
2015 23.6%15.5%13.5%17.6%
2016 23.6%15.8%15.8%17.0%
2017 25.6%12.8%14.7%19.9%
2018 27.1%16.0%13.3%17.1%
2019 26.5%17.5%14.3%15.3%
2020 24.9%18.4%17.4%14.9%
2021 24.9%18.7%17.2%14.4%
2022 27.1%15.4%18.2%15.0%
2023 27.1%17.0%17.0%14.0%
2024 29.5%16.3%16.3%14.1%
2025 32.3%17.3%15.0%12.7%

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 Escort page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Ford Escort MOT reliability

We do not show MOT figures for the Ford Escort: 17% of those on the DVLA record are vans, and DVSA's results do not separate car and van tests of the same model.

Other versions of the Ford Escort

Versions of the Ford Escort with their own page. The Ford Escort page covers all 13,890 licensed, whatever the version.

Ford Escort 1100 Base compared with other versions of the Ford Escort
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Ford Escort RS Turbo 969 3,477 27.6%
Ford Escort Cabriolet 726 2,425 13.0%
Ford Escort XR3i 632 2,257 3.1%
Ford Escort RS2000 677 1,117 52.3%
Ford Escort RS Cosworth 402 921 80.7%
Ford Escort Mexico 646 493 14.8%
Ford Escort RS Custom 535 369 100.0%
Ford Escort RS 444 394 100.0%
Ford Escort GTI 94 636 4.9%
Ford Escort Popular Plus 285 412 5.2%
Ford Escort 1100 L 277 347 26.0%
Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet 120 502 23.7%
Ford Escort 1300 L 294 297 17.0%
Ford Escort 1300 XL 242 248 45.2%
Ford Escort Ghia Cabriolet 110 378 24.0%
Ford Escort RS1600i 195 281 49.9%
Ford Escort 1100 Base 206 238 31.1%
Ford Escort XR3 170 262 3.5%
Ford Escort 1300 GL 189 237 6.3%
Ford Escort Calypso 103 284 17.3%
Ford Escort 1300 Base 156 144 17.4%
Ford Escort RS2000 4x4 32 235 56.4%
Ford Escort Ghia X 36 229 2.7%
Ford Escort 1300E 144 113 73.0%
Ford Escort 1300 GT 128 109 100.0%
Ford Escort Deluxe 97 136 100.0%
Ford Escort Sport 118 103 9.0%
Ford Escort SI Cabriolet 31 168 14.7%
Ford Escort Super 89 101 92.2%
Ford Escort Mexico II 98 76 100.0%
Ford Escort 1600 Ghia 51 65 6.0%

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Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 444 Ford Escort 1100 Base 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 “ESCORT 1100 BASE”. 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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