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How many Ford Focus are left?

857,445. That is how many Ford Focus were still licensed in Great Britain at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DVLA records. One in every 39 cars on the road is one of these, and a further 100,497 are registered but declared off-road (SORN).

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Illustration of a 2014-2017 Ford Focus five-door hatchback with the bonnet, both front doors and the tailgate open, showing the engine bay and interior
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Illustrative image. A studio render of this model, not a photo of any particular car.

Ford Focus, class of 2014

84.8% still on the road

Licensed
69,614
Off-road (SORN)
2,339
Gone
10,173

Each car drawn is about 820 cars. Of the 82,126 first registered in 2014 that were on the road at their peak. UK, 2025.

Survival, year by year

The same model ages very differently depending on when it was first registered. For each year of first registration since 2014, this is the most of that year’s cars that were ever licensed at once, and how many of them are still licensed today. The three youngest years are shown without a percentage: their peak is still today’s count, so it would read 100% and mean nothing.

First registered Most on the road Licensed in 2025 Off-road Share licensed, off-road and gone Survival
2014 82,126 69,614 2,339 84.8%
2015 80,386 71,985 1,574 89.5%
2016 67,274 61,524 1,515 91.5%
2017 67,063 61,333 1,375 91.5%
2018 49,410 45,462 877 92.0%
2019 54,121 52,395 462 96.8%
2020 37,738 36,875 233 97.7%
2021 21,459 20,484 110 95.5%
2022 16,049 15,052 70 93.8%
2023 22,793 21,892 197 too new
2024 17,798 17,798 190 too new
2025 11,461 11,461 390 too new

United Kingdom figures, DfT table VEH0124 (2025); the year-of-first-use dataset begins in 2014. The hardest-worn cohort so far is 2014, at 84.8% surviving.

On the road since 1997

LicensedOff-road (SORN)
1997 peak 1.5M 2026 Q1

Numbers peaked at 1,450,877 in 2013. 41% of that peak has since left the road. The grey band is cars declared off-road. Great Britain figures, DfT table VEH0120.

When they sold

New registrations per quarter
2001 peak 29k/quarter 2026 Q1

New registrations per quarter: the selling life of the model, which is why the fleet curve beside it rises when it does. Great Britain figures, DfT table VEH0160.

What the survivors run on

1.0-litre petrol 263,652
1.6-litre petrol 224,888
1.6-litre diesel 129,934
1.5-litre diesel 96,504
1.0-litre hybrid electric (petrol) 33,633
2.0-litre diesel 32,234

Licensed cars by engine size band and fuel. United Kingdom figures, DfT table VEH0220 (2025). 85% of the survivors are manuals.

The trims that lasted

Zetec TDCI 7%
Titanium 6%
Zetec 5%
Titanium TDCI 5%
Zetec 100 4%

Share of today’s licensed fleet, by DVLA model designation.

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Sources: DfT/DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, tables VEH0120 and VEH0160 (Great Britain, 2026 Q1) and VEH0124 and VEH0220 (United Kingdom, 2025). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Cells of 1–4 vehicles are suppressed at source, so very small counts can read slightly low. Download the full dataset (CSV, every model).