Car statistics

Ford Fiesta ST statistics

How many Ford Fiesta STs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the ST compares with other versions of the Ford Fiesta. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Ford Fiesta. Recorded by DVLA as “FIESTA ST”, “FIESTA ST-2 TURBO”, “FIESTA ST-3 TURBO”, “FIESTA ST TURBO”, “FIESTA ST 500”, “FIESTA ST EDITION TURBO”, “FIESTA ST-1 TURBO”.

Last updated
Records analysed
47,510 Ford Fiesta ST records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 41,026 −4.0% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 6,484 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 75.3% Other Ford Fiesta versions 83.2%
  • Peak year 2023 44,711 licensed
  • Share of Ford Fiestas 3.5% of those licensed or SORN
  • New registrations in 2025 19 registered for the first time

How many Ford Fiesta STs are left in Great Britain?

There were 41,026 Ford Fiesta STs licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 6,484 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 8.2% lower than its peak of 44,711 in 2023.

Ford Fiesta STs licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.

Ford Fiesta STs licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2004 56
2005 4,100
2006 8,120
2007 12,560232
2008 15,323339
2009 15,598215
2010 15,449283
2011 15,244358
2012 15,071396
2013 18,546486
2014 25,118482
2015 30,619789
2016 36,0031,139
2017 39,2181,570
2018 40,5102,016
2019 44,1112,633
2020 44,6153,133
2021 42,8963,676
2022 44,4164,160
2023 44,7114,922
2024 42,9585,522
2025 41,4486,247
2026 41,0266,484

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Ford Fiesta STs have survived?

75.3% of the Ford Fiesta STs 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 83.2%, much the same.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 5 other versions of the Ford Fiesta first registered in the same years.

Share of Ford Fiesta STs still registered compared with other Ford Fiesta versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Ford Fiesta ST 75.3%
Other Ford Fiesta versions of the same age 83.2%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Ford Fiesta ST registrations over time

Registrations of Ford Fiesta STs for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 7,701 in 2014. In 2025, 19 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Ford Fiesta STs registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’04 56
’05 4,324
’06 4,510
’07 4,703
’08 3,117
’09 216
’10 5
’11 2
’12 2
’13 3,824
’14 7,701
’15 6,642
’16 6,608
’17 4,616
’18 2,923
’19 5,533
’20 2,163
’21 698
’22 2,697
’23 2,556
’24 144
’25 19

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Ford Fiesta ST engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 42,155 Ford Fiesta STs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 50.4% have an engine of 1,501cc to 1,600cc, and 37.7% have an engine of 1,401cc to 1,500cc. The share with an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc has fallen from 56.3% in 2014 to 11.9%.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Ford Fiesta STs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,501cc to 1,600cc 21,257 licensed 50.4%
1,401cc to 1,500cc 15,884 licensed 37.7%
1,901cc to 2,000cc 5,000 licensed 11.9%
Other sizes 14 licensed 0.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size Fuel Licensed Share
1,501–1,600cc Petrol 21,257 50.4%
1,401–1,500cc Petrol 15,884 37.7%
1,901–2,000cc Petrol 5,000 11.9%

Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025

Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.

Ford Fiesta STs licensed in the UK by engine size, share of each year’s total
Year 1,501–1,600cc1,401–1,500cc1,901–2,000cc
2014 43.7%0.0%56.3%
2015 56.0%0.0%44.0%
2016 64.6%0.0%35.4%
2017 69.8%0.0%30.1%
2018 65.9%7.1%27.0%
2019 59.1%18.5%22.4%
2020 57.2%22.7%20.0%
2021 57.5%23.9%18.6%
2022 53.8%29.9%16.3%
2023 50.9%34.8%14.3%
2024 50.5%36.4%13.1%
2025 50.4%37.7%11.9%

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.

Other versions of the Ford Fiesta

Versions of the Ford Fiesta with their own page. The Ford Fiesta page covers all 1.25 million licensed, whatever the version.

Ford Fiesta ST compared with other versions of the Ford Fiesta
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Ford Fiesta ST 41,026 6,484 75.3%
Ford Fiesta LX 8,246 6,799 4.4%
Ford Fiesta XR2 417 1,973 2.4%
Ford Fiesta XR2i 79 872 3.0%
Ford Fiesta RS Turbo 81 805 27.7%
Ford Fiesta Black 258 351 13.5%
Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversary 281 230 64.7%
Ford Fiesta RS1800 29 265 25.5%
Ford Fiesta Zetec S C-Bration 126 117 67.1%
Ford Fiesta Supersport 53 85 10.8%

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 47,510 Ford Fiesta ST records (licensed and SORN) 15 September 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 15 September 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 ST”, “FIESTA ST-2 TURBO”, “FIESTA ST-3 TURBO”, “FIESTA ST TURBO”, “FIESTA ST 500”, “FIESTA ST EDITION TURBO”, “FIESTA ST-1 TURBO”. 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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