Car statistics
Ford Escort RS1600i statistics
How many Ford Escort RS1600is are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the RS1600i compares with other versions of the Ford Escort. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 195 +4.3% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 281 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 49.9% Other Ford Escort versions 2.3%
- Licensed in 1994 948 when this data begins
- Share of Ford Escorts 1.0% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 59.0% of those still registered are SORN
How many Ford Escort RS1600is are left in Great Britain?
There were 195 Ford Escort RS1600is licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 281 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 79.4% lower than the 948 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 59.0% of those still registered are off the road.
Ford Escort RS1600is licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 948 | – |
| 1995 | 774 | – |
| 1996 | 687 | – |
| 1997 | 580 | – |
| 1998 | 471 | – |
| 1999 | 374 | – |
| 2000 | 265 | – |
| 2001 | 216 | – |
| 2002 | 212 | – |
| 2003 | 176 | – |
| 2004 | 163 | – |
| 2005 | 124 | – |
| 2006 | 97 | – |
| 2007 | 105 | 238 |
| 2008 | 83 | 259 |
| 2009 | 92 | 235 |
| 2010 | 68 | 261 |
| 2011 | 70 | 275 |
| 2012 | 67 | 269 |
| 2013 | 53 | 325 |
| 2014 | 64 | 312 |
| 2015 | 68 | 324 |
| 2016 | 46 | 353 |
| 2017 | 42 | 382 |
| 2018 | 39 | 395 |
| 2019 | 41 | 398 |
| 2020 | 53 | 389 |
| 2021 | 38 | 409 |
| 2022 | 42 | 413 |
| 2023 | 54 | 414 |
| 2024 | 190 | 274 |
| 2025 | 191 | 278 |
| 2026 | 195 | 281 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Ford Escort RS1600is have survived?
49.9% of Ford Escort RS1600is 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 RS1600is are 21.8 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.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Ford Escort RS1600i | 49.9% |
| Other Ford Escort versions of the same age | 2.3% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Ford Escort RS1600i engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 199 Ford Escort RS1600is licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 98.5% have an engine of 1,501cc to 1,600cc, and 1.0% have an engine of 1,601cc to 1,700cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,501cc to 1,600cc 196 licensed | 98.5% |
| 1,601cc to 1,700cc 2 licensed | 1.0% |
| 1,901cc to 2,000cc 1 licensed | 0.5% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,501–1,600cc | Petrol | 196 | 98.5% |
| 1,601–1,700cc | Petrol | 2 | 1.0% |
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 | 476 Ford Escort RS1600i 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 1600 I”. 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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