Car statistics
Ford Escort RS Custom statistics
How many Ford Escort RS Customs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the RS Custom compares with other versions of the Ford Escort. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 535 +4.7% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 369 Off the road, not taxed
- Licensed in 1994 590 when this data begins
- Share of Ford Escorts 1.9% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 40.8% of those still registered are SORN
- Most common fuel Petrol 100.0% of those licensed
How many Ford Escort RS Customs are left in Great Britain?
There were 535 Ford Escort RS Customs licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 369 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 9.3% lower than the 590 in 1994, when this data begins.
Ford Escort RS Customs licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 590 | – |
| 1995 | 510 | – |
| 1996 | 472 | – |
| 1997 | 397 | – |
| 1998 | 331 | – |
| 1999 | 301 | – |
| 2000 | 249 | – |
| 2001 | 234 | – |
| 2002 | 230 | – |
| 2003 | 203 | – |
| 2004 | 181 | – |
| 2005 | 168 | – |
| 2006 | 181 | – |
| 2007 | 178 | 371 |
| 2008 | 144 | 410 |
| 2009 | 152 | 418 |
| 2010 | 124 | 448 |
| 2011 | 124 | 466 |
| 2012 | 127 | 491 |
| 2013 | 120 | 549 |
| 2014 | 123 | 573 |
| 2015 | 121 | 606 |
| 2016 | 137 | 617 |
| 2017 | 146 | 648 |
| 2018 | 136 | 671 |
| 2019 | 170 | 650 |
| 2020 | 249 | 589 |
| 2021 | 398 | 462 |
| 2022 | 456 | 412 |
| 2023 | 466 | 394 |
| 2024 | 499 | 378 |
| 2025 | 505 | 388 |
| 2026 | 535 | 369 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Ford Escort RS Customs have survived?
More Ford Escort RS Customs are registered today (904, licensed or SORN) than were licensed in 1994 (590). For other versions of the Ford Escort from the same era, the figure is 2.3%.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 82 other versions of the Ford Escort from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Ford Escort RS Custom | 100.0% |
| Other Ford Escort versions of the same age | 2.3% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Ford Escort RS Custom engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 552 Ford Escort RS Customs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 97.6% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 0.9% have an engine of 2,101cc to 2,200cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,901cc to 2,000cc 539 licensed | 97.6% |
| 2,101cc to 2,200cc 5 licensed | 0.9% |
| Other sizes 8 licensed | 1.4% |
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.
| 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% |
Data stories to read next
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 904 Ford Escort RS Custom 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 RS CUSTOM”. 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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.