Car statistics
Ford Escort XR3i statistics
How many Ford Escort XR3is are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the XR3i compares with other versions of the Ford Escort. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 632 +2.6% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 2,257 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 3.1% Other Ford Escort versions 2.3%
- Licensed in 1994 93,387 when this data begins
- Share of Ford Escorts 6.2% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 78.1% of those still registered are SORN
How many Ford Escort XR3is are left in Great Britain?
There were 632 Ford Escort XR3is licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 2,257 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 99.3% lower than the 93,387 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 78.1% of those still registered are off the road.
Ford Escort XR3is licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 93,387 | – |
| 1995 | 82,910 | – |
| 1996 | 76,239 | – |
| 1997 | 67,609 | – |
| 1998 | 56,849 | – |
| 1999 | 47,834 | – |
| 2000 | 38,175 | – |
| 2001 | 29,769 | – |
| 2002 | 21,596 | – |
| 2003 | 15,185 | – |
| 2004 | 10,698 | – |
| 2005 | 7,427 | – |
| 2006 | 5,041 | – |
| 2007 | 3,600 | 2,509 |
| 2008 | 2,556 | 2,305 |
| 2009 | 1,976 | 2,116 |
| 2010 | 1,432 | 1,978 |
| 2011 | 1,109 | 1,938 |
| 2012 | 903 | 1,772 |
| 2013 | 708 | 2,101 |
| 2014 | 668 | 2,060 |
| 2015 | 608 | 2,150 |
| 2016 | 542 | 2,240 |
| 2017 | 502 | 2,350 |
| 2018 | 449 | 2,407 |
| 2019 | 435 | 2,430 |
| 2020 | 423 | 2,449 |
| 2021 | 413 | 2,475 |
| 2022 | 380 | 2,525 |
| 2023 | 367 | 2,535 |
| 2024 | 407 | 2,454 |
| 2025 | 431 | 2,449 |
| 2026 | 632 | 2,257 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Ford Escort XR3is have survived?
3.1% of Ford Escort XR3is 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 XR3is are 1.4 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.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Ford Escort XR3i | 3.1% |
| Other Ford Escort versions of the same age | 2.3% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Ford Escort XR3i engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 438 Ford Escort XR3is licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 81.5% have an engine of 1,501cc to 1,600cc, and 13.2% have an engine of 1,701cc to 1,800cc. The share with an engine of 1,701cc to 1,800cc has fallen from 25.8% in 2014 to 13.2%.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,501cc to 1,600cc 357 licensed | 81.5% |
| 1,701cc to 1,800cc 58 licensed | 13.2% |
| 1,601cc to 1,700cc 19 licensed | 4.3% |
| Other sizes 4 licensed | 0.9% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,501–1,600cc | Petrol | 357 | 81.5% |
| 1,701–1,800cc | Petrol | 58 | 13.2% |
| 1,601–1,700cc | Petrol | 18 | 4.1% |
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
| Year | 1,501–1,600cc | 1,701–1,800cc | 1,601–1,700cc |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 70.9% | 25.8% | 3.2% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | 22.8% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | 24.7% | 3.6% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | 22.7% | 3.6% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | 22.2% | 4.7% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | 18.9% | 4.8% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | 19.9% | 3.5% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | 20.0% | 4.5% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | 19.4% | 4.2% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | 15.7% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 80.5% | 14.6% | 4.4% |
| 2025 | 81.5% | 13.2% | 4.3% |
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.
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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 | 2,889 Ford Escort XR3i 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 XR3 INJ”, “ESCORT XR3I”. 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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