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Ford Dorchester: how many are still registered?

374still registered

Ford Dorchester cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 1,344 (1996 Q4) - 27.8% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 4.2% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 299 in 2030.

196 of the survivors (52.4%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

27.8% survives 1996 Q4 peak: 1,344

Declared off-road (SORN)196 · 52.4%
Disappearing per year4.2%
Projected 2030~299

By year

All 374 surviving Ford Dorchester cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 164 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 69.0% of the 2014 figure. That is the earliest real count of the same cars: DVLA publishes no production figures, so nothing here is a count of how many were built.

Year built1980 → 2016
30150
19802016
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On the road over time

Total Ford Dorchester cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

1,344
19942026: 348
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Ford Dorchester cars 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

1901cc to 2000cc37 cars · 9.8%
2301cc to 2400cc26 cars · 6.9%
2701cc to 2800cc43 cars · 11.4%
2901cc to 3000cc96 cars · 25.6%
3901cc to 4000cc172 cars · 45.9%

Fuel

Petrol373 · 99.7%
Diesel1 · 0.2%

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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.