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Ford Cortina vans: how many are still registered?

132still registered

Ford Cortina vans still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 24 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 138 (2026 Q2) - 95.6% of that peak survives.

37 of the survivors (28.0%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

95.6% survives 2026 Q2 peak: 138

Declared off-road (SORN)37 · 28.0%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Ford Cortina nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is vans only.

Ford Cortina cars8,412still reg.Ford Cortina lorries1still reg.Ford Cortina buses and coaches1still reg.

By year

All 132 surviving Ford Cortina vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 120 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1980 → 2019
1050
19802019
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On the road over time

Total Ford Cortina vans registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

138
1994log scale2026: 138
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Ford Cortina vans split by engine capacity and by fuel, as recorded 2025. Engine sizes are DVLA's own bands and cover only the cars it holds a capacity for.

Engine size

201cc to 300cc1 vans · 0.7%
1101cc to 1200cc1 vans · 0.7%
1401cc to 1500cc1 vans · 0.7%
1501cc to 1600cc13 vans · 9.9%
1601cc to 1700cc17 vans · 12.9%
1901cc to 2000cc12 vans · 9.1%
2001cc to 2100cc9 vans · 6.8%
2201cc to 2300cc1 vans · 0.7%
2301cc to 2400cc2 vans · 1.5%
2401cc to 2500cc7 vans · 5.3%
2501cc to 2600cc10 vans · 7.6%
2701cc to 2800cc1 vans · 0.7%
2901cc to 3000cc12 vans · 9.1%
3001cc to 3100cc41 vans · 31.2%
3501cc to 3600cc1 vans · 0.7%
5001cc to 5100cc1 vans · 0.7%
5701cc to 5800cc1 vans · 0.7%

Fuel

Petrol123 · 93.1%
Diesel9 · 6.8%

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Source: DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (DfT). Counts as of 2025, licensed and SORN vehicles both included. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Survivor counts are national registration figures, not a guarantee any particular car exists or is roadworthy - check a specific reg free.