Ford Escort

Live market prices, listings, and how many are still on the road.

Ford Escort — market at a glance Median asking £13,650 Median achieved £12,400 Asking vs achieved +10% Sell-through 58%

Recorded auction results and live UK asking prices for this model are below, along with how many are still on the road. Our own sold-price comparables are still building.

Still on UK roads

Licensed in Great Britain 13,367 as of 2026 Q1

Declared off-road (SORN) 42,700 stored, restored or resting

Peak on the road 1,937,019 in 1994 — 99% gone since

Vehicle counts contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — DfT/DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0120, Great Britain), grouped by generic model. Counts cover all body types and fuels registered under this model name.

MOT pass rate & common faults

MOT pass rate 81.8% of 22,925 tests

Typical MOT mileage 57,000 median recorded, miles

MOT pass rate by year — improving, up 5.2 points since 2020:

Excludes 2024 — that year covers a different number of tests from the rest of the series, so the rate is not comparable with the years shown.

Most common failure areas — share of failed tests citing each area (a car can fail on more than one), from 4,164 sampled fails:

Suspension	18.3%
Brakes	17.7%
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment	16.1%
Body, Chassis, Structure	15.4%
Noise, Emissions and Leaks	11.2%

MOT figures contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results (Great Britain), class 4 (cars & light vehicles), 2024. Pass rate is measured across first (initial) MOT tests only; a pass counts a certificate issued outright or after minor repair at the station. Grouped by generic model.

Auction market — what they sell for

Median sold £12,400 midpoint of recorded sales

Average sold £29,000 mean across sales

Sell-through 58% steady demand — of cars offered find a buyer

Sales on record 36 since 2018

Auction-market figures are derived statistics (medians, counts and trends) from data supplied by oldcarsdata.com — recorded sales across Bring a Trailer, Cars & Bids, Hagerty, PCAR Market, Gooding & Co and RM Sotheby’s, as of 2026-07. Prices converted to GBP. No individual listings reproduced.

Asking on eBay UK right now

Median asking £13,650 midpoint of live UK listings

Listings live 4 range £2,300–£25,000

Typical time listed 18d median, since tracking began

Listing type 100% classified · 0% auction

Live UK asking (median £13,650) sits 10% above recorded auction results (£12,400). Asking is what sellers want today — a UK retail read against largely international auction sales, not an achieved price.

What’s for sale by price — how the live UK listings split by asking price:

Price band	Listings	Share
Under £5k	2	50%
£20k–£35k	2	50%

Asking figures are live, de-duplicated statistics from the eBay UK and dealer listings we currently track for this model — the same cars shown in “for sale now”. Asking prices are not sold prices.

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