Car statistics
Ford Focus ST170 statistics
How many Ford Focus ST170s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the ST170 compares with other versions of the Ford Focus. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Ford Focus.
- Licensed in Great Britain 1,078 −13.4% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 3,021 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 30.6% Other Ford Focus versions 13.5%
- Peak year 2005 12,672 licensed
- Share of Ford Focuses 0.4% of those licensed or SORN
- New registrations in 2025 1 registered for the first time
How many Ford Focus ST170s are left in Great Britain?
There were 1,078 Ford Focus ST170s licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 3,021 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 91.5% lower than its peak of 12,672 in 2005. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 73.7% of those still registered are off the road.
Ford Focus ST170s licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3,949 | – |
| 2003 | 8,287 | – |
| 2004 | 12,186 | – |
| 2005 | 12,672 | – |
| 2006 | 12,524 | – |
| 2007 | 12,489 | 140 |
| 2008 | 12,315 | 209 |
| 2009 | 12,200 | 236 |
| 2010 | 11,908 | 295 |
| 2011 | 11,476 | 448 |
| 2012 | 11,224 | 515 |
| 2013 | 10,675 | 668 |
| 2014 | 9,915 | 735 |
| 2015 | 8,868 | 1,039 |
| 2016 | 7,680 | 1,529 |
| 2017 | 6,313 | 1,940 |
| 2018 | 4,973 | 2,305 |
| 2019 | 3,831 | 2,592 |
| 2020 | 3,055 | 2,815 |
| 2021 | 2,425 | 2,932 |
| 2022 | 2,005 | 3,039 |
| 2023 | 1,644 | 3,151 |
| 2024 | 1,352 | 3,027 |
| 2025 | 1,141 | 3,015 |
| 2026 | 1,078 | 3,021 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Ford Focus ST170s have survived?
30.6% of the Ford Focus ST170s 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 13.5%, so Ford Focus ST170s are 2.3 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 9 other versions of the Ford Focus first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Ford Focus ST170 | 30.6% |
| Other Ford Focus versions of the same age | 13.5% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Ford Focus ST170 registrations over time
Registrations of Ford Focus ST170s for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 4,924 in 2003. In 2025, 1 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’02 | 4,019 |
| ’03 | 4,924 |
| ’04 | 3,883 |
| ’05 | 520 |
| ’06 | 2 |
| ’07 | 10 |
| ’08 | 5 |
| ’09 | 2 |
| ’10 | 1 |
| ’11 | 5 |
| ’12 | 2 |
| ’13 | 1 |
| ’14 | 3 |
| ’15 | 2 |
| ’16 | 0 |
| ’17 | 0 |
| ’18 | 0 |
| ’19 | 0 |
| ’20 | 0 |
| ’21 | 0 |
| ’22 | 0 |
| ’23 | 0 |
| ’24 | 0 |
| ’25 | 1 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Ford Focus ST170 engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 1,154 Ford Focus ST170s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 99.8% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,901cc to 2,000cc 1,152 licensed | 99.8% |
| Other sizes 2 licensed | 0.2% |
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 MOT reliability
In 2025, 67.8% of Ford Focus MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 69.8% of the time, so the Ford Focus does worse than average for its age, by 2.0 points.
DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Ford Focuses tested, the ST170 among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Ford Focus page.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Ford Focus 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 Focus | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | 90.0% | 89.5% |
| 4–5 years | 86.9% | 87.6% |
| 6–7 years | 81.6% | 83.0% |
| 8–10 years | 76.3% | 75.7% |
| 11–14 years | 61.9% | 65.5% |
| 15–19 years | 56.3% | 58.0% |
| 20+ years | 54.0% | 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 Focus fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 48.2% |
| Suspension | 31.8% |
| Tyres | 24.9% |
| Brakes | 16.9% |
| Visibility | 13.2% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 11.9% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Other versions of the Ford Focus
Versions of the Ford Focus with their own page. The Ford Focus page covers all 842,798 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Focus ST | 45,431 | 5,782 | 82.0% |
| Ford Focus RS | 7,800 | 2,536 | 82.8% |
| Ford Focus ST170 | 1,078 | 3,021 | 30.6% |
| Ford Focus Zetec S 115 | 3,096 | 279 | 62.2% |
| Ford Focus Zetec S 125 | 1,463 | 201 | 58.3% |
| Ford Focus ST500 | 232 | 140 | 77.5% |
| Ford Focus Zetec S 145 | 159 | 27 | 63.5% |
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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 | 4,099 Ford Focus ST170 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 | 896,838 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 “FOCUS ST170”. 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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