FORD · FORD 12M/15M · Cars
FORD 12M/15M Ultra-rare
Survivors over time
How rare is it?
Genuinely rare — only 10 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 79% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Fuel breakdown
📉 Rate of decline
Disappearing at about 1 a year (9.5% of survivors). At that pace roughly 6 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2032.
About the 12M/15M
The Ford Taunus is a family car manufactured and marketed by Ford Germany throughout Europe. It also was occasionally sold in North America. Models from 1970 on were manufactured using the same basic construction as the Ford Cortina MkIII in the United Kingdom, and later on, the two car models were rebadged variants of each other, differing primarily in their steering wheel placement. Introduced in 1939, and marketed over numerous generations through model year 1994, the model line was named after the Taunus mountain range in Germany.
FORD 12M/15M — questions & answers
How many FORD 12M/15M are left in the UK?
As of 2025 Q4, 10 FORD 12M/15M were still registered in the UK — 4 licensed and on the road, plus 6 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
Is the FORD 12M/15M rare?
The FORD 12M/15M is genuinely rare, with only 10 left, making it rarer than 79% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Is the FORD 12M/15M increasing or decreasing?
Over the last year the number of FORD 12M/15M on UK roads fell by 1 (9.1%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 6 would remain in 5 years.
What fuel do most FORD 12M/15M use?
Most FORD 12M/15M run on petrol — about 90% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel.
When did the FORD 12M/15M peak?
The FORD 12M/15M peaked at 40 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.