Car statistics

Ford Focus ST500 statistics

How many Ford Focus ST500s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the ST500 compares with other versions of the Ford Focus. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Ford Focus. Recorded by DVLA as “FOCUS ST500”.

Last updated
Records analysed
374 Ford Focus ST500 records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 217 −10.0% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 157 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 77.9% Other Ford Focus versions 44.5%
  • Peak year 2012 450 licensed
  • Share of Ford Focuses 0.0% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 42.0% of those still registered are SORN

How many Ford Focus ST500s are left in Great Britain?

There were 217 Ford Focus ST500s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 157 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 51.8% lower than its peak of 450 in 2012.

Ford Focus ST500s licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2008, so the SORN line starts there.

Ford Focus ST500s licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2007 165
2008 45010
2009 4495
2010 44410
2011 4498
2012 4506
2013 43211
2014 42511
2015 40516
2016 40124
2017 38142
2018 35949
2019 35061
2020 32878
2021 28887
2022 265116
2023 253132
2024 238131
2025 219155
2026 217157

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Ford Focus ST500s have survived?

77.9% of the Ford Focus ST500s 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 44.5%, so Ford Focus ST500s are 1.8 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 12 other versions of the Ford Focus first registered in the same years.

Share of Ford Focus ST500s still registered compared with other Ford Focus versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Ford Focus ST500 77.9%
Other Ford Focus versions of the same age 44.5%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Ford Focus ST500 registrations over time

Registrations of Ford Focus ST500s for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 302 in 2008. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Ford Focus ST500s registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’07 168
’08 302
’09 10
’10 0
’11 0
’12 0
’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 Focus ST500 engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 225 Ford Focus ST500s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 2,501cc to 2,600cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Ford Focus ST500s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
2,501cc to 2,600cc 225 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 Focus page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

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 ST500 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 374 Ford Focus ST500 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 2008.
  • This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “FOCUS ST500”. 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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