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Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversary statistics

How many Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversarys are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Zetec 30TH Anniversary compares with other versions of the Ford Fiesta. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Ford Fiesta.

A version of the Ford Fiesta. Recorded by DVLA as “ZETEC 30TH ANNIVERSARY”.

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Records analysed
506 Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversary records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 282 −11.9% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 224 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 64.1% Other Ford Fiesta versions 39.3%
  • Peak year 2009 740 licensed
  • Share of Ford Fiestas 0.0% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 44.3% of those still registered are SORN

How many Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversarys are left in Great Britain?

There were 282 Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversarys licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 224 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 61.9% lower than its peak of 740 in 2009.

Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversarys licensed and SORN in Great Britain

Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversarys licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2007 3817
2008 68121
2009 7404
2010 72911
2011 71016
2012 71415
2013 70023
2014 69215
2015 65827
2016 65233
2017 59958
2018 56376
2019 514102
2020 476130
2021 434147
2022 402165
2023 363179
2024 340188
2025 299210
2026 282224

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

How many Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversarys have survived?

64.1% of the Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversarys 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 39.3%, so Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversarys are 1.6 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.

Share of Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversarys still registered compared with other Ford Fiesta versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversary 64.1%
Other Ford Fiesta versions of the same age 39.3%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversary registrations over time

Registrations of Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversarys for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 402 in 2007. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversarys registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’07 402
’08 325
’09 62
’10 0
’11 0
’12 1
’13 0
’14 0
’15 0
’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 Zetec 30TH Anniversary engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 306 Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversarys licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 1,501cc to 1,600cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversarys licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,501cc to 1,600cc 306 licensed 100.0%

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 Zetec 30TH Anniversary 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.

MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Ford Fiesta compared with all cars
Vehicle age Ford FiestaAll 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.

Share of failed Ford Fiesta MOT tests with at least one defect in each 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.

Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversary compared with other versions of the Ford Fiesta
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

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 506 Ford Fiesta Zetec 30TH Anniversary 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 “ZETEC 30TH ANNIVERSARY”. 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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