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FORD EXPLORER · VAUXHALL FRONTERA

FORD EXPLORER vs VAUXHALL FRONTERA

Both the FORD EXPLORER and the VAUXHALL FRONTERA are tracked here from official DVLA licensing data, and as of 2026 Q2 there are 22,998 FORD EXPLORERs versus 22,621 VAUXHALL FRONTERAs still on UK roads. The VAUXHALL FRONTERA is marginally rarer, but the two are closely matched on survivor numbers. Both are rising year on year (FORD EXPLORER +105.2%, VAUXHALL FRONTERA +377.4%).

Survivors over time

FORD EXPLORER VAUXHALL FRONTERA
0 5,750 11k 17k 23k 2014 Q32020 Q32026 Q2
FORD EXPLORER car — UK survivor photo
Photo: Alexander Migl / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

FORD EXPLORER

Common
22,998
left · 2026 Q2
▲ 11,792 (+105.2%) yr/yr
Peak 22,998 (2026 Q2)
22,219 licensed · 779 SORN
VAUXHALL FRONTERA car — UK survivor photo
Photo: © M 93 / CC BY-SA 3.0 de · via Wikimedia Commons

VAUXHALL FRONTERA

Common
22,621
left · 2026 Q2
▲ 17,883 (+377.4%) yr/yr
Peak 22,621 (2026 Q2)
18,391 licensed · 4,230 SORN

Head to head

FORD EXPLORERVAUXHALL FRONTERA
Left in the UK (2026 Q2)22,99822,621
Rarity tierCommonCommon
Licensed22,21918,391
SORN (off-road)7794,230
Peak22,998 (2026 Q2)22,621 (2026 Q2)
Year-on-year▲ 11,792 (+105.2%) yr/yr▲ 17,883 (+377.4%) yr/yr
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FORD EXPLORER vs VAUXHALL FRONTERA — questions & answers

Which is rarer, the FORD EXPLORER or the VAUXHALL FRONTERA?

The VAUXHALL FRONTERA is rarer: 22,621 are left in the UK as of 2026 Q2, compared with 22,998 of the FORD EXPLORER.

How many FORD EXPLORER are left compared to the VAUXHALL FRONTERA?

As of 2026 Q2 there are 22,998 FORD EXPLORER and 22,621 VAUXHALL FRONTERA still registered (taxed or SORN) in the UK, according to DVLA data.

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