156 on UK roads in 2025-26 vs 2024
On the road
156
156 licensed
Change vs 2024
-14.3%
-26 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Ford DORCHESTER is a rare sight on UK roads, with 156 licensed in 2025 - down 14.3% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (100%), with most in the Over 3.0L class. Most date from the 2010-2014 era.
Licensed Ford DORCHESTER cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Ford DORCHESTER on the road today.
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 Dorchester holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 272 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
73.3%
272 MOT tests in 2025 · 232 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
73.8%
2023
74.2%
2024
73.1%
2025
73.3%
▼ 0.5 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Ford Dorchester is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 282 cars tracked across years
58.2%
low · <5k
31.6%
avg · 5-15k
10.3%
high · 15k+
Most cover 1,439-9,615 miles a year (median 3,928).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 72,568 → 73,922 → 75,331 → 74,522
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Ford Dorchester passes first time 73.3% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 6,369 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 71.4% of low-mileage cars pass versus 57.1% 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 DORCHESTER, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
