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Ford Transit buses and coaches: how many are still registered?

42,402still registered

Ford Transit buses and coaches still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 361 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 45,281 (2017 Q3) - 93.6% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 1.2% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 39,917 in 2030.

10,222 of the survivors (24.1%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

93.6% survives 2017 Q3 peak: 45,281

Declared off-road (SORN)10,222 · 24.1%
Disappearing per year1.2%
Projected 2030~39,917

Derivatives

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

Ford Transit cars2,528still reg.Ford Transit vans611,598still reg.Ford Transit lorries3,037still reg.

By year

All 42,402 surviving Ford Transit buses and coaches, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 17,574 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 59.6% 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 built1986 → 2025
3,0001,5000
19862025
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On the road over time

Total Ford Transit buses and coaches registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

45,087
1994log scale2026: 40,394
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Ford Transit buses and coaches 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 2000cc10,019 buses and coaches · 23.7%
2101cc to 2200cc17,391 buses and coaches · 41.1%
2401cc to 2500cc14,502 buses and coaches · 34.3%
Other sizes (24)331 buses and coaches · 0.7%

Fuel

Diesel41,725 · 98.4%
Petrol536 · 1.2%
Other fuels (2)141 · 0.3%

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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.