FORD · FORD INDEPENDENCE · Cars
As of 2026 Q2, 3,452 FORD INDEPENDENCEs remain registered in the UK — an increasingly uncommon sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 3,724 in 2021 Q3 — only 93% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 272 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 71 a year (2.1% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2059 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer.
Uncommon — a few thousand still about (3,452).
Rarer than 24% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.
Disappearing at about 71 a year (2.1% of survivors). At that pace roughly 3,110 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2059.
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As of 2026 Q2, 3,452 FORD INDEPENDENCE were still registered in the UK — 3,412 licensed and on the road, plus 40 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The FORD INDEPENDENCE is uncommon, with 3,452 still about, making it rarer than 24% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of FORD INDEPENDENCE on UK roads fell by 87 (2.5%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 3,110 would remain in 5 years.
Most FORD INDEPENDENCE run on diesel — about 100% of those still registered, with the rest split across petrol.
The FORD INDEPENDENCE peaked at 3,724 registered in 2021 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2017 Q2.