Car statistics
Ford Fiesta Black statistics
How many Ford Fiesta Blacks are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Black compares with other versions of the Ford Fiesta. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Ford Fiesta.
- Licensed in Great Britain 240 −19.5% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 351 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 13.1% Other Ford Fiesta versions 7.4%
- Peak year 2004 4,302 licensed
- Share of Ford Fiestas 0.0% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 59.4% of those still registered are SORN
How many Ford Fiesta Blacks are left in Great Britain?
There were 240 Ford Fiesta Blacks licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 351 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 94.4% lower than its peak of 4,302 in 2004. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 59.4% of those still registered are off the road.
Ford Fiesta Blacks licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,547 | – |
| 2002 | 2,039 | – |
| 2003 | 4,202 | – |
| 2004 | 4,302 | – |
| 2005 | 4,279 | – |
| 2006 | 4,236 | – |
| 2007 | 4,218 | 34 |
| 2008 | 4,159 | 65 |
| 2009 | 4,112 | 52 |
| 2010 | 4,004 | 95 |
| 2011 | 3,893 | 111 |
| 2012 | 3,712 | 120 |
| 2013 | 3,489 | 164 |
| 2014 | 3,135 | 177 |
| 2015 | 2,737 | 258 |
| 2016 | 2,328 | 350 |
| 2017 | 1,839 | 372 |
| 2018 | 1,427 | 392 |
| 2019 | 1,104 | 391 |
| 2020 | 842 | 420 |
| 2021 | 644 | 408 |
| 2022 | 506 | 397 |
| 2023 | 445 | 381 |
| 2024 | 332 | 368 |
| 2025 | 271 | 350 |
| 2026 | 240 | 351 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Ford Fiesta Blacks have survived?
13.1% of the Ford Fiesta Blacks first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Ford Fiesta first registered in the same years, the figure is 7.4%, so Ford Fiesta Blacks are 1.8 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 5 other versions of the Ford Fiesta first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta Black | 13.1% |
| Other Ford Fiesta versions of the same age | 7.4% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Ford Fiesta Black registrations over time
Registrations of Ford Fiesta Blacks for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 2,344 in 2003. In 2025, 0 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’01 | 1,686 |
| ’02 | 420 |
| ’03 | 2,344 |
| ’04 | 33 |
| ’05 | 2 |
| ’06 | 2 |
| ’07 | 2 |
| ’08 | 3 |
| ’09 | 1 |
| ’10 | 0 |
| ’11 | 1 |
| ’12 | 0 |
| ’13 | 0 |
| ’14 | 0 |
| ’15 | 1 |
| ’16 | 0 |
| ’17 | 0 |
| ’18 | 0 |
| ’19 | 0 |
| ’20 | 0 |
| ’21 | 0 |
| ’22 | 0 |
| ’23 | 0 |
| ’24 | 0 |
| ’25 | 0 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Ford Fiesta Black engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 273 Ford Fiesta Blacks licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 77.7% have an engine of 1,301cc to 1,400cc, and 21.6% have an engine of 1,201cc to 1,300cc. The share with an engine of 1,201cc to 1,300cc has fallen from 37.1% in 2014 to 21.6%.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,301cc to 1,400cc 212 licensed | 77.7% |
| 1,201cc to 1,300cc 59 licensed | 21.6% |
| Other sizes 2 licensed | 0.7% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,301–1,400cc | Petrol | 212 | 77.7% |
| 1,201–1,300cc | Petrol | 59 | 21.6% |
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
| Year | 1,301–1,400cc | 1,201–1,300cc |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 62.7% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | 34.2% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | 29.6% |
| 2017 | 73.8% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | 21.8% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | 18.5% |
| 2020 | 81.7% | 18.0% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | 17.4% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | 18.4% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | 17.9% |
| 2024 | 80.6% | 19.1% |
| 2025 | 77.7% | 21.6% |
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 Fiesta page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Ford Fiesta MOT reliability
In 2025, 65.6% of Ford Fiesta MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 70.0% of the time, so the Ford Fiesta does worse than average for its age, by 4.4 points.
DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Ford Fiestas tested, the Black among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Ford Fiesta page.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Ford Fiesta vs all cars
Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.
| Vehicle age | Ford Fiesta | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | 91.1% | 89.5% |
| 4–5 years | 87.0% | 87.6% |
| 6–7 years | 83.7% | 83.0% |
| 8–10 years | 68.5% | 75.7% |
| 11–14 years | 60.0% | 65.5% |
| 15–19 years | 54.0% | 58.0% |
| 20+ years | 55.3% | 61.0% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Most common MOT failure categories
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Ford Fiesta fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 47.5% |
| Suspension | 36.3% |
| Tyres | 23.2% |
| Brakes | 15.2% |
| Visibility | 13.7% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 11.9% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Other versions of the Ford Fiesta
Versions of the Ford Fiesta with their own page. The Ford Fiesta page covers all 1.23 million licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta ST | 40,828 | 6,398 | 74.9% |
| Ford Fiesta LX | 7,803 | 6,734 | 4.3% |
| Ford Fiesta XR2 | 560 | 1,833 | 2.5% |
| Ford Fiesta XR2i | 116 | 835 | 3.0% |
| Ford Fiesta RS Turbo | 114 | 773 | 27.7% |
| Ford Fiesta Black | 240 | 351 | 13.1% |
| Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversary | 282 | 224 | 64.1% |
| Ford Fiesta Titanium Individ-L | 311 | 20 | 85.5% |
| Ford Fiesta RS1800 | 42 | 248 | 25.1% |
| Ford Fiesta Zetec S C-Bration | 126 | 113 | 66.0% |
| Ford Fiesta Supersport | 55 | 84 | 10.9% |
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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 | 591 Ford Fiesta Black records (licensed and SORN) | 2 October 2026 |
| MOT results (whole model) | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 1,359,897 MOT tests | 15 September 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 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 “FIESTA BLACK”. 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 number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
- First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
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