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HOW MANY FORD ESCORT FINESSE ARE LEFT?

There are 223 FORD ESCORT FINESSE left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 1,113 FORD ESCORT FINESSE that are currently SORNED.

The total number of FORD ESCORT FINESSE was highest during 2001 Q4 (37,641). The number taxed topped out in 2001 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2011 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 36,305 (96%) FORD ESCORT FINESSE have been scrapped or exported.

During 2018 Q4 the number of FORD ESCORT FINESSE 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 FINESSE has fallen by 4,647. Licensed models have fallen by 4,729 and the SORNed total has increased by 82.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 634 FORD ESCORT FINESSE models. Taxed models have declined by 520 and the SORNed total has fallen by 114.

83% of the remaining 1,336 FORD ESCORT FINESSE in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY FORD ESCORT FINESSE ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1995 Q42600260260
1996 Q41,80201,8021,542
1997 Q41,82401,82422
1998 Q41,89901,89975
1999 Q418,245018,24516,346
2000 Q436,273036,27318,028
2001 Q437,641037,6411,368
2002 Q436,789036,789-852
2003 Q436,640036,640-149
2004 Q436,840036,840200
2005 Q436,425036,425-415
2006 Q435,679035,679-746
2007 Q434,38163335,014-665
2008 Q332,90476733,671-1,343
2008 Q432,37185633,227-444
2009 Q131,71296632,678-549
2009 Q230,98196431,945-733
2009 Q330,11999931,118-827
2009 Q429,2091,08330,292-826
2010 Q128,0361,12529,161-1,131
2010 Q227,0491,17128,220-941
2010 Q325,8641,26027,124-1,096
2010 Q424,5931,29325,886-1,238
2011 Q123,1591,30924,468-1,418
2011 Q221,6361,28822,924-1,544
2011 Q320,1181,30121,419-1,505
2011 Q418,7781,30920,087-1,332
2012 Q117,2951,17418,469-1,618
2012 Q215,9391,07817,017-1,452
2012 Q314,6431,01915,662-1,355
2012 Q413,56299114,553-1,109
2013 Q112,27497413,248-1,305
2013 Q211,18891712,105-1,143
2013 Q310,05587010,925-1,180
2013 Q49,18696010,146-779
2014 Q18,2559729,227-919
2014 Q27,5039398,442-785
2014 Q36,7059187,623-819
2014 Q46,0189796,997-626
2015 Q15,4521,0056,457-540
2015 Q24,9521,0315,983-474
2015 Q34,4401,0825,522-461
2015 Q44,0111,1585,169-353
2016 Q13,6651,2014,866-303
2016 Q23,2581,1954,453-413
2016 Q32,8801,2164,096-357
2016 Q42,6291,2403,869-227
2017 Q12,3631,2303,593-276
2017 Q22,1351,2383,373-220
2017 Q31,8851,2433,128-245
2017 Q41,7121,2402,952-176
2018 Q11,5471,2242,771-181
2018 Q21,3961,2152,611-160
2018 Q31,2571,2092,466-145
2018 Q41,1431,2432,386-80
2019 Q11,0401,2212,261-125
2019 Q29601,2022,162-99
2019 Q38781,2192,097-65
2019 Q48301,2162,046-51
2020 Q17721,2342,006-40
2020 Q27431,2271,970-36
2020 Q36911,2271,918-52
2020 Q46411,2321,873-45
2021 Q15901,2341,824-49
2021 Q25661,2201,786-38
2021 Q35291,2111,740-46
2021 Q44831,2271,710-30
2022 Q14571,2061,663-47
2022 Q24521,1841,636-27
2022 Q34201,1901,610-26
2022 Q44021,1911,593-17
2023 Q13751,1911,566-27
2023 Q23611,1931,554-12
2023 Q33311,1921,523-31
2023 Q42901,2121,502-21
2024 Q12761,2051,481-21
2024 Q22801,1901,470-11
2024 Q32651,1771,442-28
2024 Q42471,1481,395-47
2025 Q12341,1221,356-39
2025 Q22231,1131,336-20

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.