How many Ford Escorts are left?
13,890 are on the road in Great Britain and 32,677 are declared off the road. More than ten thousand on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
Registered as cars
13,890
on the road in Great Britain
plus 32,677 declared off the road
Common
- Most on the road
- 1,698,777, when records start (the end of 1994)
- Still on the road
- 1% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Up 2% (13,663 to 13,890)
Registered as vans
1,072
on the road in Great Britain
plus 8,438 declared off the road
Uncommon
- Most on the road
- 240,559, the end of 1997
- Still on the road
- 1% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 48% (2,081 to 1,072)
Registered as motorbikes
0
on the road in Great Britain
plus 0 declared off the road
None on the road
- Most on the road
- 13, the end of 2002
- Still on the road
- 0% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- 0 now
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.
| Version | On the road | Off the road | Most there were |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escort L | 846 | 1,695 | 411,908 (1994) |
| Escort LX | 207 | 1,333 | 211,311 (1999) |
| Escort Popular | 315 | 742 | 151,053 (1994) |
| Escort Ghia | 529 | 1,013 | 118,405 (1994) |
| Escort GL | 143 | 219 | 94,551 (1994) |
| Escort LX I | 44 | 428 | 93,323 (1996) |
| Escort XR3 INJ | 519 | 1,722 | 85,491 (1994) |
| Escort | 1,494 | 1,810 | 81,744 (1995) |
| Escort L 5SPD | 89 | 368 | 78,011 (1994) |
| Escort Encore | 54 | 507 | 74,852 (1998) |
| Escort Bonus | 80 | 399 | 43,452 (1994) |
| Escort SI | 113 | 823 | 42,379 (1999) |
| Escort Finesse | 196 | 1,088 | 37,636 (2001) |
| Escort Base | 28 | 77 | 34,684 (1994) |
| Escort LX TD | 5 | 315 | 28,081 (1999) |
| Escort Finesse 16V | 51 | 421 | 27,645 (2000) |
| Escort Eclipse | 39 | 150 | 21,538 (1994) |
| Escort LX D Turbo | 2 | 145 | 19,584 (1996) |
| Escort Ghia I | 17 | 139 | 19,248 (1996) |
| Escort 1.6I Cabriolet | 624 | 1,936 | 17,695 (1994) |
| Escort LX Diesel | 3 | 82 | 16,192 (1995) |
| Escort RS Turbo | 969 | 3,477 | 16,037 (1994) |
| Escort L 4SPD | 26 | 53 | 15,560 (1994) |
| Escort Ghia Auto | 96 | 173 | 15,434 (1994) |
| Escort GTI | 94 | 636 | 15,005 (1999) |
| Escort L Diesel | 2 | 92 | 14,666 (1995) |
| Escort Flight | 72 | 280 | 14,460 (2001) |
| Escort Sapphire | 10 | 94 | 13,634 (1997) |
| Escort GL 5SPD | 21 | 66 | 12,920 (1994) |
| Escort Popular Plus | 276 | 398 | 12,764 (1994) |
| Escort XR3 | 170 | 262 | 12,145 (1994) |
| Escort L Auto | 58 | 110 | 12,011 (1994) |
| Escort LD Diesel | 9 | 58 | 11,360 (1994) |
| Escort Laser 2 | 3 | 17 | 10,901 (1994) |
| Escort CL | 19 | 131 | 10,640 (2004) |
| Escort Mistral | 20 | 115 | 10,176 (1999) |
| Escort Cabaret | 9 | 80 | 9,788 (1999) |
| Escort Diesel | 2 | 64 | 9,320 (1995) |
| Escort Serenade 16V | 15 | 95 | 8,801 (2000) |
| Escort Ghia X | 32 | 202 | 8,630 (2000) |
| Escort XR3I | 113 | 535 | 7,896 (1994) |
| Escort Mexico | 646 | 493 | 7,674 (1999) |
| Escort Bravo | 1 | 5 | 7,169 (1994) |
| Escort GLX | 2 | 19 | 6,904 (1995) |
| Escort Summer SVP | 3 | 17 | 6,098 (1994) |
| Escort LX Auto | 7 | 48 | 6,060 (1997) |
| Escort Azura | 5 | 56 | 5,804 (1995) |
| Escort Freedom | 13 | 64 | 5,761 (2000) |
| Escort Finesse Tddi | 7 | 142 | 5,723 (2000) |
| Escort 1300 GL | 149 | 211 | 5,559 (1994) |
| Escort Encore TD | 2 | 72 | 5,505 (1998) |
| Escort Encore D | 3 | 41 | 5,449 (1997) |
| Escort L D | 1 | 50 | 5,440 (1996) |
| Escort Popular Diesel | 1 | 28 | 5,317 (1994) |
| Escort TDX | 0 | 33 | 5,092 (1994) |
| Escort L Special Edition | 2 | 23 | 4,620 (1999) |
| Escort Encore Auto | 6 | 39 | 4,486 (1998) |
| Escort Chicane | 7 | 47 | 4,325 (2001) |
| Escort Base 4SPD | 4 | 14 | 4,188 (1994) |
| Escort Cabriolet I | 47 | 285 | 4,105 (1994) |
The 60 versions there have been most of. 182 smaller ones are not shown.
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.