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FORD MONARCH Ultra-rare

FORD MONARCH car — UK survivor photo
Photo: Flickr photographer dave_7 / CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Surviving in the UK · 2025 Q4
14
8 licensed6 SORN
▼ 1 (-6.7%) yr/yr
Peak: 18 in 2019 Q1 · first seen 2014 Q3

Survivors over time

0 5 9 14 18 2014 Q32020 Q22025 Q4

How rare is it?

Genuinely rare — only 14 left on UK roads.

Rarer than 76% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.

📉 Rate of decline

Disappearing at about 1 a year (5.8% of survivors). At that pace roughly 10 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2037.

A constant-rate projection from the last 3 years. The last survivors tend to linger far longer than this — cherished cars don't vanish on a fixed date.

About the MONARCH

The Mercury Monarch is a compact automobile that was marketed by the Mercury division of Ford from the 1975 to 1980 model years. Designed as the original successor for the Mercury Comet, the Monarch was marketed as a luxury compact vehicle; alongside its Ford Granada counterpart, the Monarch expanded the segment in the United States as automakers responded to the 1973 fuel crisis. Taking its name from a former marque of Ford Canada, the Mercury Monarch was slotted between the compact Comet and the Montego in the Mercury model line (later, the Zephyr and Cougar). Sharing many of its chassis...

Source: Wikipedia, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.

FORD MONARCH — questions & answers

How many FORD MONARCH are left in the UK?

As of 2025 Q4, 14 FORD MONARCH were still registered in the UK — 8 licensed and on the road, plus 6 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.

Is the FORD MONARCH rare?

The FORD MONARCH is genuinely rare, with only 14 left, making it rarer than 76% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.

Is the FORD MONARCH increasing or decreasing?

Over the last year the number of FORD MONARCH on UK roads fell by 1 (6.7%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 10 would remain in 5 years.

What fuel do most FORD MONARCH use?

Most FORD MONARCH run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.

When did the FORD MONARCH peak?

The FORD MONARCH peaked at 18 registered in 2019 Q1, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.

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