Car statistics
Ford Escort Deluxe statistics
How many Ford Escort Deluxes are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Deluxe compares with other versions of the Ford Escort. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 97 +1.0% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 136 Off the road, not taxed
- Peak year 1996 195 licensed
- Share of Ford Escorts 0.5% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 58.4% of those still registered are SORN
- Most common fuel Petrol 100.0% of those licensed
How many Ford Escort Deluxes are left in Great Britain?
There were 97 Ford Escort Deluxes licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 136 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 50.3% lower than its peak of 195 in 1996. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 58.4% of those still registered are off the road.
Ford Escort Deluxes licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 180 | – |
| 1995 | 144 | – |
| 1996 | 195 | – |
| 1997 | 183 | – |
| 1998 | 167 | – |
| 1999 | 134 | – |
| 2000 | 122 | – |
| 2001 | 107 | – |
| 2002 | 101 | – |
| 2003 | 96 | – |
| 2004 | 90 | – |
| 2005 | 92 | – |
| 2006 | 72 | – |
| 2007 | 82 | 49 |
| 2008 | 78 | 50 |
| 2009 | 73 | 56 |
| 2010 | 69 | 58 |
| 2011 | 71 | 65 |
| 2012 | 70 | 75 |
| 2013 | 70 | 88 |
| 2014 | 74 | 94 |
| 2015 | 65 | 107 |
| 2016 | 71 | 103 |
| 2017 | 71 | 115 |
| 2018 | 92 | 103 |
| 2019 | 90 | 110 |
| 2020 | 96 | 110 |
| 2021 | 96 | 120 |
| 2022 | 95 | 124 |
| 2023 | 103 | 122 |
| 2024 | 108 | 122 |
| 2025 | 97 | 132 |
| 2026 | 97 | 136 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Ford Escort Deluxes have survived?
More Ford Escort Deluxes are registered today (233, licensed or SORN) than were licensed in 1996 (195). For other versions of the Ford Escort from the same era, the figure is 1.9%.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 97 other versions of the Ford Escort from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Ford Escort Deluxe | 100.0% |
| Other Ford Escort versions of the same age | 1.9% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
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.
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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 | 233 Ford Escort Deluxe 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 DELUXE”. 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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