Car statistics

Ford Escort 1100 L statistics

How many Ford Escort 1100 Ls are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 1100 L 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 L”.

Last updated
Records analysed
620 Ford Escort 1100 L records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 268 −0.7% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 352 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 25.8% Other Ford Escort versions 2.3%
  • Licensed in 1994 2,310 when this data begins
  • Share of Ford Escorts 1.3% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 56.8% of those still registered are SORN

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

There were 268 Ford Escort 1100 Ls licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 352 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 88.4% lower than the 2,310 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 56.8% of those still registered are off the road.

Ford Escort 1100 Ls licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Ford Escort 1100 Ls licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 2,310
1995 1,533
1996 1,127
1997 829
1998 636
1999 529
2000 386
2001 334
2002 270
2003 236
2004 225
2005 215
2006 169
2007 170190
2008 154201
2009 153209
2010 132206
2011 138220
2012 147221
2013 150259
2014 147272
2015 159287
2016 171300
2017 176320
2018 214306
2019 239302
2020 257303
2021 266310
2022 279306
2023 282308
2024 272327
2025 270340
2026 268352

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Ford Escort 1100 Ls have survived?

25.8% of Ford Escort 1100 Ls 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 Ls are 11.4 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 Ls still registered compared with other Ford Escort versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Ford Escort 1100 L 25.8%
Other Ford Escort versions of the same age 2.3%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Ford Escort 1100 L engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 287 Ford Escort 1100 Ls licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 29.3% have an engine of 1,101cc to 1,200cc, and 19.2% have an engine of 1,001cc to 1,100cc. The share with an engine of 1,101cc to 1,200cc has fallen from 34.4% in 2014 to 29.3%.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Ford Escort 1100 Ls licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,101cc to 1,200cc 84 licensed 29.3%
1,001cc to 1,100cc 55 licensed 19.2%
2,001cc to 2,100cc 44 licensed 15.3%
1,901cc to 2,000cc 37 licensed 12.9%
1,601cc to 1,700cc 22 licensed 7.7%
1,301cc to 1,400cc 18 licensed 6.3%
1,501cc to 1,600cc 14 licensed 4.9%
2,101cc to 2,200cc 6 licensed 2.1%
1,201cc to 1,300cc 1 licensed 0.3%
Other sizes 6 licensed 2.1%

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 84 29.3%
1,001–1,100cc Petrol 55 19.2%
2,001–2,100cc Petrol 44 15.3%
1,901–2,000cc Petrol 37 12.9%
1,601–1,700cc Petrol 22 7.7%
1,301–1,400cc Petrol 18 6.3%
1,501–1,600cc Petrol 14 4.9%
2,101–2,200cc Petrol 6 2.1%
1,701–1,800cc Petrol 3 1.0%

Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025

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

Ford Escort 1100 Ls 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 34.4%20.1%13.0%9.7%
2015 32.7%24.2%12.1%10.3%
2016 28.4%23.3%11.4%10.8%
2017 33.0%19.2%13.2%11.5%
2018 28.8%21.2%12.4%11.9%
2019 29.6%19.2%13.2%12.4%
2020 29.7%21.6%12.6%12.6%
2021 29.7%19.9%13.4%12.7%
2022 26.9%21.4%13.6%13.6%
2023 28.3%20.7%13.3%14.0%
2024 28.7%19.7%15.2%14.5%
2025 29.3%19.2%15.3%12.9%

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

Other versions of the Ford Escort

Versions of the Ford Escort with their own page. The Ford Escort page covers all 12,342 licensed, whatever the version.

Ford Escort 1100 L compared with other versions of the Ford Escort
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Ford Escort RS Turbo 504 3,914 27.4%
Ford Escort Cabriolet 460 2,678 12.9%
Ford Escort XR3i 449 2,448 3.1%
Ford Escort RS2000 612 1,173 52.1%
Ford Escort RS Cosworth 246 1,071 80.4%
Ford Escort Mexico 638 497 14.7%
Ford Escort RS Custom 516 388 100.0%
Ford Escort RS 439 401 100.0%
Ford Escort GTI 89 642 4.9%
Ford Escort Popular Plus 277 419 5.2%
Ford Escort 1100 L 268 352 25.8%
Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet 71 548 23.5%
Ford Escort 1300 L 290 298 16.9%
Ford Escort Ghia Cabriolet 97 394 24.1%
Ford Escort 1300 XL 241 248 45.2%
Ford Escort RS1600i 190 287 50.1%
Ford Escort 1100 Base 208 235 31.1%
Ford Escort XR3 165 265 3.5%
Ford Escort 1300 GL 190 236 6.3%
Ford Escort Calypso 91 298 17.4%
Ford Escort 1300 Base 150 147 17.2%
Ford Escort Ghia X 36 229 2.7%
Ford Escort RS2000 4x4 18 245 55.6%
Ford Escort 1300E 141 112 71.9%
Ford Escort 1300 GT 127 110 100.0%
Ford Escort Deluxe 95 135 100.0%
Ford Escort Sport 116 103 8.9%
Ford Escort SI Cabriolet 26 176 14.9%
Ford Escort Super 89 100 91.7%
Ford Escort Mexico II 93 80 100.0%
Ford Escort 1600 Ghia 51 66 6.1%

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 March 2026 620 Ford Escort 1100 L 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 “ESCORT 1100 L”. 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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