Car statistics

Ford Sierra GLS 4x4 statistics

How many Ford Sierra GLS 4x4s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the GLS 4x4 compares with other versions of the Ford Sierra. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Ford Sierra. Recorded by DVLA as “SIERRA GLS I 4X4”.

Last updated
Records analysed
101 Ford Sierra GLS 4x4 records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 9 −18.2% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 92 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 6.3% Other Ford Sierra versions 1.1%
  • Licensed in 1994 1,602 when this data begins
  • Share of Ford Sierras 0.8% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 91.1% of those still registered are SORN

How many Ford Sierra GLS 4x4s are left in Great Britain?

There were 9 Ford Sierra GLS 4x4s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 92 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 99.4% lower than the 1,602 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 91.1% of those still registered are off the road.

Ford Sierra GLS 4x4s licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Ford Sierra GLS 4x4s licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 1,602
1995 1,564
1996 1,534
1997 1,479
1998 1,392
1999 1,318
2000 1,139
2001 902
2002 715
2003 527
2004 353
2005 254
2006 164
2007 122100
2008 8295
2009 5299
2010 4684
2011 3785
2012 3479
2013 2890
2014 2389
2015 1994
2016 1694
2017 1395
2018 1294
2019 1389
2020 1293
2021 1392
2022 897
2023 1289
2024 988
2025 893
2026 992

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Ford Sierra GLS 4x4s have survived?

6.3% of Ford Sierra GLS 4x4s are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1994. For other versions of the Ford Sierra from the same era, the figure is 1.1%, so Ford Sierra GLS 4x4s are 5.5 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 43 other versions of the Ford Sierra from the same era.

Share of Ford Sierra GLS 4x4s still registered compared with other Ford Sierra versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Ford Sierra GLS 4x4 6.3%
Other Ford Sierra versions of the same age 1.1%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Other versions of the Ford Sierra

Versions of the Ford Sierra with their own page. The Ford Sierra page covers all 1,719 licensed, whatever the version.

Ford Sierra GLS 4x4 compared with other versions of the Ford Sierra
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 437 2,308 56.3%
Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 237 1,172 48.5%
Ford Sierra XR4x4 130 1,176 7.1%
Ford Sierra XR4i 257 624 11.8%
Ford Sierra Ghia 4x4 13 198 3.6%
Ford Sierra Sapphire Azura 19 125 2.7%
Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000E 9 105 4.4%
Ford Sierra GLS 4x4 9 92 6.3%
Ford Sierra GT 7 93 4.0%

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 101 Ford Sierra GLS 4x4 records (licensed and SORN) 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 “SIERRA GLS I 4X4”. 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 most licensed at any year end since 1994, plus any first registered after that year. Other versions are those of the same model whose licensed count peaked in the same years, up to 2001.

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