Car statistics

Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000E statistics

How many Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000Es are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Sapphire 2000E compares with other versions of the Ford Sierra. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Ford Sierra. Recorded by DVLA as “SAPPHIRE 2000E”, “SAPPHIRE 2000E A”.

Last updated
Records analysed
114 Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000E records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 9 −18.2% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 105 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 4.4% Other Ford Sierra versions 1.1%
  • Licensed in 1994 2,567 when this data begins
  • Share of Ford Sierras 0.9% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 92.1% of those still registered are SORN

How many Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000Es are left in Great Britain?

There were 9 Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000Es licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 105 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 99.6% lower than the 2,567 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 92.1% of those still registered are off the road.

Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000Es licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000Es licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 2,567
1995 2,512
1996 2,434
1997 2,336
1998 2,232
1999 2,124
2000 1,979
2001 1,855
2002 1,614
2003 1,289
2004 1,014
2005 700
2006 484
2007 331149
2008 254118
2009 186119
2010 15698
2011 121101
2012 8792
2013 65103
2014 5699
2015 5695
2016 4592
2017 35101
2018 30106
2019 31104
2020 26105
2021 23104
2022 19103
2023 13106
2024 11104
2025 7108
2026 9105

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000Es have survived?

4.4% of Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000Es 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 Sapphire 2000Es are 3.9 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 Sapphire 2000Es still registered compared with other Ford Sierra versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000E 4.4%
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 Sapphire 2000E 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 114 Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000E 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 “SAPPHIRE 2000E”, “SAPPHIRE 2000E A”. 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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