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Ford Sapphire: how many are still registered?

8still registered

Ford Sapphire cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 2 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 10,428 (1994 Q4) - under 0.1% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 2.8% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 3 in 2030.

under 0.1% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 10,428

Disappearing per year2.8%
Projected 2030~3

By year

All 8 surviving Ford Sapphire cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 1 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 88.8% 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 built1989 → 1992
420
1989199019911992
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On the road over time

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

10,428
1994log scale2026: 177
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Ford Sapphire 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

1501cc to 1600cc5 cars · 62.5%
1901cc to 2000cc1 cars · 12.5%
2001cc to 2100cc2 cars · 25.0%

Fuel

Petrol7 · 87.5%
Diesel1 · 12.5%

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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.