11,371 Ford Fiesta Ghia cars are licensed in the UK, and another 4,239 are declared off the road (SORN). Licensed numbers peaked at 117,198 at the end of December 1997; 10% of that peak is still licensed. Over the last five years the number on the register has fallen by 44%. One of 366 versions DVLA records under the Ford Fiesta.
Yearly figures to 2007, then every quarter. Figures cover Great Britain until June 2014 and the whole UK from September 2014, marked on the chart, when Northern Ireland records were added. SORN was only recorded from the end of 2007, so earlier totals show licensed cars only. Small dips at each year end are usually seasonal: some owners SORN their cars for winter.
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0124 · end of 2025
Which years have survived
Cars still registered at the end of 2025, by the year they were made.
LicensedSORN
Year made
Licensed
SORN
1978
0
2
1979
4
12
1980
8
15
1981
4
15
1982
10
17
1983
16
23
1984
24
42
1985
4
40
1986
8
51
1987
8
56
1988
13
67
1989
14
68
1990
5
40
1991
8
45
1992
4
22
1993
4
47
1994
7
68
1995
10
79
1996
39
236
1997
47
258
1998
65
242
1999
39
97
2000
51
135
2001
151
312
2002
917
461
2003
1,341
405
2004
1,162
275
2005
1,620
297
2006
2,645
381
2007
2,530
283
2008
1,684
152
2009
54
5
2010
15
2
2011
1
0
Year of manufacture, or year of first registration where DVLA has no manufacture year. 2 with no year recorded are not shown.
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0160 + VEH0124 · 2001 onwards
New each year, and how many are still here
First registeredStill registered at end of 2025
Year
First registered
Still registered
Share
2024
1
–
–
2022
1
–
–
2020
1
–
–
2018
1
–
–
2016
5
–
–
2015
5
–
–
2014
10
–
–
2013
11
–
–
2012
7
–
–
2011
12
–
–
2010
29
19
66%
2009
166
59
36%
2008
2,917
1,716
59%
2007
4,865
2,620
54%
2006
6,337
2,867
45%
2005
4,960
1,789
36%
2004
4,625
1,392
30%
2003
7,215
1,705
24%
2002
8,101
1,351
17%
2001
5,628
462
8%
First registrations cover Great Britain up to mid-2014 and the whole UK after. Imports and cars first registered elsewhere can push a year above 100%. Years with fewer than 20 new registrations are left out.
United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2
Fuel type
LicensedSORN
Petrol15,527
Diesel82
Gas1
As recorded by DVLA, including some likely recording errors.
United Kingdom · VEH0220 · end of 2025
Engine size
LicensedSORN
1101cc to 1200cc345
1201cc to 1300cc1,352
1301cc to 1400cc11,532
1501cc to 1600cc3,508
8 other bands, each under 1%27
Small bands are grouped because most are DVLA recording errors, such as cars listed with engines under 100cc.
United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2
All Ford Fiesta versions
DVLA's detailed model names. Choose one to see its own figures.
In 2025, 65.3% of Ford Fiesta MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 69.1% for cars of the same age. 8.3% had at least one dangerous defect (8.0% for cars the same age).
MOT records don’t name versions, so these figures cover every Ford Fiesta.
First-time pass
65.3%of initial tests
Cars the same age
69.1%first-time pass
Dangerous defect
8.3%same age 8.0%
Tests
1,331,099in 2025
Most common failures
Stop lamp: not working6.2%Lights and electrics · cars the same age 2.2%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn5.0%Suspension · cars the same age 2.1%
Position lamp: not working3.1%Lights and electrics · cars the same age 2.9%
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