Car statistics
Ford Escort RS statistics
How many Ford Escort RS cars are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the RS compares with other versions of the Ford Escort. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 444 +2.3% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 394 Off the road, not taxed
- Licensed in 1994 557 when this data begins
- Share of Ford Escorts 1.8% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 47.0% of those still registered are SORN
- Most common fuel Petrol 100.0% of those licensed
How many Ford Escort RS cars are left in Great Britain?
There were 444 Ford Escort RS cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 394 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 20.3% lower than the 557 in 1994, when this data begins.
Ford Escort RS cars licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 557 | – |
| 1995 | 538 | – |
| 1996 | 493 | – |
| 1997 | 433 | – |
| 1998 | 352 | – |
| 1999 | 323 | – |
| 2000 | 275 | – |
| 2001 | 282 | – |
| 2002 | 252 | – |
| 2003 | 227 | – |
| 2004 | 219 | – |
| 2005 | 217 | – |
| 2006 | 164 | – |
| 2007 | 164 | 332 |
| 2008 | 150 | 351 |
| 2009 | 132 | 354 |
| 2010 | 116 | 389 |
| 2011 | 125 | 402 |
| 2012 | 115 | 419 |
| 2013 | 104 | 497 |
| 2014 | 116 | 495 |
| 2015 | 133 | 517 |
| 2016 | 131 | 537 |
| 2017 | 128 | 568 |
| 2018 | 151 | 573 |
| 2019 | 247 | 502 |
| 2020 | 307 | 459 |
| 2021 | 391 | 400 |
| 2022 | 409 | 397 |
| 2023 | 423 | 395 |
| 2024 | 426 | 384 |
| 2025 | 436 | 395 |
| 2026 | 444 | 394 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Ford Escort RS cars have survived?
More Ford Escort RS cars are registered today (838, licensed or SORN) than were licensed in 1994 (557). 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 | 100.0% |
| Other Ford Escort versions of the same age | 2.3% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Ford Escort RS engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 474 Ford Escort RS cars licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 95.4% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 1.7% have an engine of 1,801cc to 1,900cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,901cc to 2,000cc 452 licensed | 95.4% |
| 1,801cc to 1,900cc 8 licensed | 1.7% |
| 2,001cc to 2,100cc 8 licensed | 1.7% |
| Other sizes 6 licensed | 1.3% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,901–2,000cc | Petrol | 452 | 95.4% |
| 1,801–1,900cc | Petrol | 8 | 1.7% |
| 2,001–2,100cc | Petrol | 8 | 1.7% |
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.
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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 | 838 Ford Escort RS 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”. 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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