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HOW MANY FORD ESCORT 55 D ARE LEFT?

There are 502 FORD ESCORT 55 D left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 4,672 FORD ESCORT 55 D that are currently SORNED.

The total number of FORD ESCORT 55 D was highest during 2002 Q4 (97,046). The number taxed topped out in 2002 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2009 Q3.

Since the total peaked, some 91,872 (95%) FORD ESCORT 55 D have been scrapped or exported.

During 2017 Q1 the number of FORD ESCORT 55 D that were off the road (SORN) exceeded the number that were licensed for the first time. This could indicate the owners are reluctant to sell or scrap their car as they view them as a potential future classic.

In the last 10 years the total number of FORD ESCORT 55 D has fallen by 9,667. Licensed models have fallen by 9,579 and the SORNed total has fallen by 88.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 1,443 FORD ESCORT 55 D models. Taxed models have declined by 985 and the SORNed total has fallen by 458.

90% of the remaining 5,174 FORD ESCORT 55 D in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY FORD ESCORT 55 D ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1995 Q412,366012,36612,366
1996 Q428,436028,43616,070
1997 Q443,094043,09414,658
1998 Q455,906055,90612,812
1999 Q469,495069,49513,589
2000 Q481,641081,64112,146
2001 Q491,697091,69710,056
2002 Q497,046097,0465,349
2003 Q493,632093,632-3,414
2004 Q492,408092,408-1,224
2005 Q489,465089,465-2,943
2006 Q483,227083,227-6,238
2007 Q475,8784,68380,561-2,666
2008 Q368,3965,07873,474-7,087
2008 Q465,1585,62370,781-2,693
2009 Q161,9356,08068,015-2,766
2009 Q259,2226,11465,336-2,679
2009 Q356,2546,13662,390-2,946
2009 Q453,6186,12759,745-2,645
2010 Q150,5716,03556,606-3,139
2010 Q248,6255,80154,426-2,180
2010 Q346,2405,71551,955-2,471
2010 Q443,0665,72348,789-3,166
2011 Q140,5605,54546,105-2,684
2011 Q238,1345,27443,408-2,697
2011 Q335,5785,08840,666-2,742
2011 Q432,9755,02638,001-2,665
2012 Q130,5664,65735,223-2,778
2012 Q228,5914,44133,032-2,191
2012 Q326,5354,21830,753-2,279
2012 Q424,3834,32328,706-2,047
2013 Q122,2874,19226,479-2,227
2013 Q220,7834,10224,885-1,594
2013 Q319,0173,82922,846-2,039
2013 Q417,3594,37321,732-1,114
2014 Q115,8574,34120,198-1,534
2014 Q214,7244,22918,953-1,245
2014 Q313,5434,30017,843-1,110
2014 Q412,1234,48116,604-1,239
2015 Q110,9864,62915,615-989
2015 Q210,0814,76014,841-774
2015 Q39,2154,83514,050-791
2015 Q48,3525,05213,404-646
2016 Q17,6375,25112,888-516
2016 Q26,9395,16112,100-788
2016 Q36,3205,18111,501-599
2016 Q45,7245,26310,987-514
2017 Q15,0885,31710,405-582
2017 Q24,5695,3819,950-455
2017 Q34,1055,3029,407-543
2017 Q43,6575,3158,972-435
2018 Q13,2725,2518,523-449
2018 Q22,9985,1748,172-351
2018 Q32,7065,1537,859-313
2018 Q42,4705,1887,658-201
2019 Q12,2485,1297,377-281
2019 Q22,0375,1087,145-232
2019 Q31,8955,1067,001-144
2019 Q41,7335,1296,862-139
2020 Q11,5805,1606,740-122
2020 Q21,4875,1306,617-123
2020 Q31,4425,1146,556-61
2020 Q41,3335,1396,472-84
2021 Q11,2215,1306,351-121
2021 Q21,1965,0876,283-68
2021 Q31,1065,0666,172-111
2021 Q41,0165,0946,110-62
2022 Q19575,0896,046-64
2022 Q29335,0345,967-79
2022 Q38995,0125,911-56
2022 Q48385,0345,872-39
2023 Q17835,0175,800-72
2023 Q27784,9885,766-34
2023 Q37594,9705,729-37
2023 Q46954,9755,670-59
2024 Q16474,9735,620-50
2024 Q26204,9715,591-29
2024 Q35954,9145,509-82
2024 Q45434,7935,336-173
2025 Q15164,6865,202-134
2025 Q25024,6725,174-28

How Rare Is My Car analyses 'road tax' data from the DVLA, this dataset is only available from 1994 onwards.

DVLA vehicle licensing statistics last updated 23/10/2025.