FORD · FORD FIESTA · Cars
FORD FIESTA Common
Survivors over time
How rare is it?
Common — still a familiar sight, with 1,411,414 on the road.
Rarer than 0% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Fuel breakdown
📉 Rate of decline
Disappearing at about 51,220 a year (3.6% of survivors). At that pace roughly 1,173,239 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2044.
About the FIESTA
The Ford Fiesta is a supermini car that was marketed by Ford from 1976 to 2023 over seven generations. Over the years, the Fiesta has mainly been developed and manufactured by Ford's European operations, and had been positioned below the Escort (later the Focus). Ford sold over 15 million Fiestas from 1976 to July 2011, making it one of the best-selling Ford nameplates behind the Escort and the F-Series. It has been manufactured in the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico, Taiwan, China, India, Thailand, and South Africa. By its discontinuation in 2023, Ford had...
FORD FIESTA — questions & answers
How many FORD FIESTA are left in the UK?
As of 2025 Q4, 1,411,414 FORD FIESTA were still registered in the UK — 1,296,515 licensed and on the road, plus 114,899 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
Is the FORD FIESTA rare?
The FORD FIESTA is common, with 1,411,414 still on the road, making it rarer than 0% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Is the FORD FIESTA increasing or decreasing?
Over the last year the number of FORD FIESTA on UK roads fell by 58,001 (3.9%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 1,173,239 would remain in 5 years.
What fuel do most FORD FIESTA use?
Most FORD FIESTA run on petrol — about 89% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel, hybrid, gas (lpg), electric.
When did the FORD FIESTA peak?
The FORD FIESTA peaked at 1,628,523 registered in 2019 Q4, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.