4,882 on UK roads in 2025-3 vs 2024
On the road
4,882
4,882 licensed
Change vs 2024
-0.1%
-3 cars
New in 2025
25
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Ford CORTINA is an uncommon sight on UK roads, with 4,882 licensed in 2025 - down 0.1% on 2024. 25 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (100%), with most in the 1.6-2.0L class. Most date from the Before 2000 era.
Licensed Ford CORTINA cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Ford CORTINA on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Ford Cortina holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 683 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
90.3%
683 MOT tests in 2025 · 638 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
89.4%
2023
90.3%
2024
89.8%
2025
90.3%
▲ 0.9 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
Too new for an age breakdown - most haven't reached MOT age (3 years) yet, so there isn't enough history to chart.
How a Ford Cortina is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 740 cars tracked across years
96.9%
low · <5k
2.2%
avg · 5-15k
0.9%
high · 15k+
Most cover 136-834 miles a year (median 367).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 47,170 → 47,246 → 46,539 → 47,371
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Ford Cortina passes first time 90.3% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 1,034 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 92.3% of low-mileage cars pass versus 100% past 120k.
Of 62 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Ford CORTINA, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
