FORD CORTINA BASE

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Numbers recorded on the last day of each quarter. SORN from 2007 Q4.
Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland up to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

Licensed SORN
Quarter Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2024 36 37 27 27
2023 30 36 36 34 29 28 27 29
2022 25 32 33 31 33 28 30 33
2021 22 26 28 25 36 35 33 38
2020 22 23 25 22 39 34 34 39
2019 17 23 23 23 33 33 35 36
2018 19 20 24 19 32 31 30 36
2017 21 26 24 19 30 27 29 35
2016 21 25 24 21 34 32 32 36
2015 22 28 26 24 32 30 30 34
2014 24 26 25 22 32 32 31 34
2013 24 23 25 25 26 31 28 34
2012 21 25 24 24 26 28 25 27
2011 25 29 28 26 28 25 22 23
2010 23 33 30 28 28 22 24 25
2009 29 30 30 29 27 25 24 25
2008 38 34 21 26
2007 36 27
2006 41
2005 50
2004 63
2003 68
2002 84
2001 132
2000 194
1999 309
1998 524
1997 956
1996 1.6k
1995 2.5k
1994 4.4k
Quarter Licensed SORN
2024 Q2 37 27
2024 Q1 36 27
2023 Q4 34 29
2023 Q3 36 27
2023 Q2 36 28
2023 Q1 30 29
2022 Q4 31 33
2022 Q3 33 30
2022 Q2 32 28
2022 Q1 25 33
2021 Q4 25 38
2021 Q3 28 33
2021 Q2 26 35
2021 Q1 22 36
2020 Q4 22 39
2020 Q3 25 34
2020 Q2 23 34
2020 Q1 22 39
2019 Q4 23 36
2019 Q3 23 35
2019 Q2 23 33
2019 Q1 17 33
2018 Q4 19 36
2018 Q3 24 30
2018 Q2 20 31
2018 Q1 19 32
2017 Q4 19 35
2017 Q3 24 29
2017 Q2 26 27
2017 Q1 21 30
2016 Q4 21 36
2016 Q3 24 32
2016 Q2 25 32
2016 Q1 21 34
2015 Q4 24 34
2015 Q3 26 30
2015 Q2 28 30
2015 Q1 22 32
2014 Q4 22 34
2014 Q3 25 31
2014 Q2 26 32
2014 Q1 24 32
2013 Q4 25 34
2013 Q3 25 28
2013 Q2 23 31
2013 Q1 24 26
2012 Q4 24 27
2012 Q3 24 25
2012 Q2 25 28
2012 Q1 21 26
2011 Q4 26 23
2011 Q3 28 22
2011 Q2 29 25
2011 Q1 25 28
2010 Q4 28 25
2010 Q3 30 24
2010 Q2 33 22
2010 Q1 23 28
2009 Q4 29 25
2009 Q3 30 24
2009 Q2 30 25
2009 Q1 29 27
2008 Q4 34 26
2008 Q3 38 21
2007 Q4 36 27
2006 Q4 41
2005 Q4 50
2004 Q4 63
2003 Q4 68
2002 Q4 84
2001 Q4 132
2000 Q4 194
1999 Q4 309
1998 Q4 524
1997 Q4 956
1996 Q4 1.6k
1995 Q4 2.5k
1994 Q4 4.4k

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 ?
Licensed 5 8 2 1 1 4
SORN 4 11 6 0 0 0
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 5
SORN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Licensed 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
SORN 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 4 0
1985 1 0
1984 1 0
1983 2 6
1982 8 11
1981 5 4
1980 5 4
1979 1 1
1978 0 0
1977 0 0
1976 2 0
1975 0 0
1974 1 0
1973 0 0
1972 1 0
1971 0 0
1970 1 1
1969 1 0
1968 0 0
1967 0 0
1966 0 1
1965 1 0
1964 0 1

This table records the year of registration, not the actual age of the vehicle. More info.
Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 ?
Licensed 5 8 2 0 1 8
SORN 4 11 6 0 0 3
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SORN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Licensed 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
SORN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 8 3
1985 1 0
1984 0 0
1983 2 6
1982 8 11
1981 5 4
1980 6 4
1979 0 1
1978 0 0
1977 0 0
1976 0 0
1975 0 0
1974 0 0
1973 0 0
1972 0 0
1971 0 0
1970 1 0
1969 0 0
1968 0 0
1967 0 0
1966 0 0
1965 2 0
1964 0 0
1963 0 0
1962 1 0

Vehicles registered for the first time, annually

Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
9 9 9 5 6 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 4
Year Registrations
2024 4
2023 0
2022 1
2021 0
2020 3
2019 1
2018 1
2017 0
2016 0
2015 2
2014 0
2013 1
2012 0
2011 0
2010 0
2009 1
2008 0
2007 1
2006 6
2005 6
2004 5
2003 9
2002 9
2001 9

Vehicles licensed or SORN in 2023 Q4, by fuel type and engine capacity

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

Capacity Licensed SORN
Petrol Diesel Other Petrol Diesel Other
1101cc to 1200cc 2
1201cc to 1300cc 8 9
1301cc to 1400cc 1
1401cc to 1500cc 1
1501cc to 1600cc 14 11
1601cc to 1700cc 1 2
1901cc to 2000cc 1 2
2001cc to 2100cc 1 3
2101cc to 2200cc 1
2401cc to 2500cc 1
2901cc to 3000cc 1
3001cc to 3100cc 2
3501cc to 3600cc 1
5701cc to 5800cc 1
Capacity Licensed SORN
1101cc to 1200cc Petrol 2
Diesel
Other
1201cc to 1300cc Petrol 8 9
Diesel
Other
1301cc to 1400cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
1401cc to 1500cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
1501cc to 1600cc Petrol 14 11
Diesel
Other
1601cc to 1700cc Petrol 1 2
Diesel
Other
1901cc to 2000cc Petrol 1 2
Diesel
Other
2001cc to 2100cc Petrol 1 3
Diesel
Other
2101cc to 2200cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
2401cc to 2500cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
2901cc to 3000cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
3001cc to 3100cc Petrol 2
Diesel
Other
3501cc to 3600cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
5701cc to 5800cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other