Car statistics

Ford Focus ST statistics

How many Ford Focus 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 Focus. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Ford Focus. Recorded by DVLA as “FOCUS ST-3”, “FOCUS ST-2”, “FOCUS ST-3 TURBO”, “FOCUS ST-2 TURBO”, “FOCUS ST-3 TDCI”, “FOCUS ST”, “FOCUS ST-2 TDCI”, “FOCUS ST ECOBLUE”.

Last updated
Records analysed
51,386 Ford Focus ST records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 45,540 −2.7% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 5,846 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 82.3% Other Ford Focus versions 77.0%
  • Peak year 2020 47,698 licensed
  • Share of Ford Focuses 5.4% of those licensed or SORN
  • New registrations in 2025 471 registered for the first time

How many Ford Focus STs are left in Great Britain?

There were 45,540 Ford Focus STs licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 5,846 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 4.5% lower than its peak of 47,698 in 2020.

Ford Focus STs licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Ford Focus STs licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2005 516
2006 6,744
2007 12,774273
2008 16,046250
2009 17,451249
2010 19,552321
2011 19,973296
2012 21,584360
2013 24,411726
2014 26,695394
2015 33,570556
2016 39,184783
2017 44,0291,094
2018 46,2031,527
2019 46,6221,987
2020 47,6982,423
2021 46,5632,886
2022 46,9223,531
2023 47,6864,222
2024 46,7465,041
2025 45,9305,720
2026 45,5405,846

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Ford Focus STs have survived?

82.3% of the Ford Focus STs first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Ford Focus first registered in the same years, the figure is 77.0%, much the same.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 15 other versions of the Ford Focus first registered in the same years.

Share of Ford Focus STs still registered compared with other Ford Focus versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Ford Focus ST 82.3%
Other Ford Focus versions of the same age 77.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Ford Focus ST registrations over time

Registrations of Ford Focus STs for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 7,902 in 2015. In 2025, 471 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Ford Focus STs registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’05 520
’06 6,687
’07 6,693
’08 3,352
’09 1,809
’10 2,259
’11 319
’12 1,813
’13 3,615
’14 2,465
’15 7,902
’16 6,578
’17 6,026
’18 3,225
’19 1,977
’20 1,861
’21 717
’22 926
’23 2,251
’24 934
’25 471

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Ford Focus ST engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 47,046 Ford Focus STs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 60.8% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 22.5% have an engine of 2,501cc to 2,600cc. The share with an engine of 2,501cc to 2,600cc has fallen from 72.1% in 2014 to 22.5%. Diesels made up 0.0% of those licensed in 2014 and 22.6% in 2025.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Ford Focus STs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 28,620 licensed 60.8%
2,501cc to 2,600cc 10,571 licensed 22.5%
2,201cc to 2,300cc 7,819 licensed 16.6%
Other sizes 36 licensed 0.1%

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

Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size Fuel Licensed Share
1,901–2,000cc Petrol 18,004 38.3%
1,901–2,000cc Diesel 10,616 22.6%
2,501–2,600cc Petrol 10,564 22.5%
2,201–2,300cc Petrol 7,819 16.6%

Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025

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

Ford Focus STs licensed in the UK by engine size, share of each year’s total
Year 1,901–2,000cc2,501–2,600cc2,201–2,300cc
2014 27.8%72.1%0.0%
2015 44.0%55.9%0.0%
2016 53.8%46.1%0.0%
2017 60.1%39.8%0.0%
2018 63.7%36.2%0.0%
2019 62.1%34.2%3.7%
2020 61.7%32.1%6.1%
2021 62.2%30.8%7.0%
2022 62.3%28.5%9.1%
2023 60.5%25.9%13.5%
2024 60.7%24.2%15.0%
2025 60.8%22.5%16.6%

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

Fuel type, 2014 to 2025

Share of those licensed at the end of each year.

Ford Focus STs licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year PetrolDiesel
2014 99.9%0.0%
2015 88.3%11.7%
2016 81.2%18.8%
2017 78.6%21.4%
2018 77.4%22.6%
2019 77.8%22.2%
2020 77.5%22.5%
2021 76.9%23.1%
2022 76.9%23.1%
2023 77.6%22.4%
2024 77.4%22.6%
2025 77.4%22.6%

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 Focus page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Ford Focus ST fuel economy and CO2

The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Ford Focus ST from 2009 to 2011. On the NEDC test (listings 2009 to 2011), official combined fuel economy for its petrol versions ranges from 30.4 mpg, with CO2 of 224 g/km.

Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2009 to 2011
Engine and fuel Combined mpg CO2 g/km Listed Euro standard Versions
2.5 petrol 30.4 224 2009–2011 Euro 4 6

Source:VCA July 2000 to 15 September 2026 Updated

  • Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
  • These are the VCA listings we could match to the Ford Focus ST by name. The Ford Focus page covers every version.
  • Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was listed. Matched from VCA’s model names “Focus Model Year - Post 2010¼”, “Focus Model Year - Pre 2010¼”, “Focus, Model Year Post 2010¼”, “Focus, Model Year Pre 2010¼”. How we use VCA’s figures.

Other versions of the Ford Focus

Versions of the Ford Focus with their own page. The Ford Focus page covers all 857,445 licensed, whatever the version.

Ford Focus ST compared with other versions of the Ford Focus
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Ford Focus ST 45,540 5,846 82.3%
Ford Focus RS 7,000 3,318 82.6%
Ford Focus ST170 1,092 3,043 30.9%
Ford Focus Zetec S 115 3,208 279 64.3%
Ford Focus Zetec S 125 1,519 201 60.3%
Ford Focus ST500 217 157 77.9%
Ford Focus Zetec S 145 172 25 67.2%

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 51,386 Ford Focus 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 “FOCUS ST-3”, “FOCUS ST-2”, “FOCUS ST-3 TURBO”, “FOCUS ST-2 TURBO”, “FOCUS ST-3 TDCI”, “FOCUS ST”, “FOCUS ST-2 TDCI”, “FOCUS ST ECOBLUE”. 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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