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How many Ford Cortinas are left?

4,794 are on the road in Great Britain and 3,395 are declared off the road. Fewer than ten thousand on the road.

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Registered as cars

4,794

on the road in Great Britain

plus 3,395 declared off the road

Uncommon

Most on the road
119,778, when records start (the end of 1994)
Still on the road
4% of the most there were
Since 2021
Up 11% (4,329 to 4,794)
060k120k199420102026
On the road (licensed)Including those declared off the road (SORN)Most on the road

Registered as vans

101

on the road in Great Britain

plus 37 declared off the road

Rare

Most on the road
101, the end of June 2026
Still on the road
100% of the most there were
Since 2021
Up 181% (36 to 101)
069138199420102026
On the road (licensed)Including those declared off the road (SORN)Most on the road

Every version, as the DVLA records it

The model name on the logbook. Some are the same car recorded in slightly different ways, and a few are typing mistakes.

VersionOn the roadOff the roadMost there were
Cortina L16719535,797 (1994)
Cortina GL21120330,945 (1994)
Cortina Crusader13714313,036 (1994)
Cortina Ghia1431097,453 (1994)
Cortina GL Auto33314,644 (1994)
Cortina Base32274,371 (1994)
Cortina Ghia Auto60513,907 (1994)
Cortina Carousel28293,534 (1994)
Cortina1,7109502,572 (1996)
Cortina 1600 L1141102,230 (1994)
Cortina L Auto491,260 (1994)
Cortina GLS17271,190 (1994)
Cortina 1600 GL1623970 (1994)
Cortina DE Luxe447284710 (1996)
Cortina 1600 XL8769632 (1994)
Cortina 1600 Base6570582 (1994)
Cortina 1300 L3543507 (1994)
Cortina MK2 1600E309169456 (1996)
Cortina Ghia S614398 (1994)
Cortina Super214175395 (1996)
Cortina 2000E6860388 (1994)
Cortina Base Auto1415362 (1994)
Cortina Carousel Auto24353 (1994)
Cortina Crusader Auto37340 (1994)
Cortina 1300 Base2538289 (1994)
Cortina LS31282 (1994)
Cortina 1600 L Auto126263 (1994)
Cortina 1600 GL Auto34236 (1994)
Cortina 2000 XL3128216 (1994)
Cortina 2000 GXL6850198 (1994)
Cortina 2000E Auto2618192 (1994)
Cortina S1725184 (1994)
Cortina MK1 Lotus17582181 (2025)
Cortina Ghia S Auto24179 (1994)
Cortina 1600 GT10567135 (1996)
Cortina GLS Auto49124 (1994)
Cortina 2000 GT5244121 (1994)
Cortina MK2 Lotus11562120 (2024)
Cortina 2000 Base2324112 (1994)
Cortina 1600 XL Auto8976 (1994)
Cortina MK1 GT722675 (2025)
Cortina MK I513165 (1996)
Cortina 2000 L7860 (1994)
Cortina 1600 GXL161158 (1994)
Cortina 2000 XL Auto3457 (1994)
Cortina 1.6 GL0040 (1994)
Cortina 2000 GXL Auto9336 (1994)
Cortina MK216518 (2024)
Cortina 1600 Base Auto1216 (1994)
Cortina 1300 XL2211 (1994)
Cortina MK2 GT11511 (1997)
Cortina S Auto329 (1997)
Cortina 2000 Base Auto028 (1994)
Cortina 2000 GT Auto407 (1994)
Cortina 2000 L Auto105 (1994)
Cortina 1600 GT Auto114 (1994)
Cortina MK3234 (1994)
Cortina Twin CAM324 (1998)
Cortina 1600 GXL Auto103 (1999)
Cortina LS Auto002 (1994)

What the numbers mean

  • On the road means licensed: taxed, or exempt from tax, at the end of June 2026.
  • Off the road means declared SORN: still registered but not used on public roads, often stored, being restored or waiting to be sold.
  • Counts are for Great Britain and come from the DVLA. Records start in 1994, so older cars may have been more common before then.

Buying one?

Rare or not, check the one in front of you: its MOT history, mileage and tax are free, and the full check adds finance, write-off and theft.

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA vehicle licensing statistics for Great Britain, table VEH0120, to the end of June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.