1980
Busiest manufacture year
About 291 still registered — about 21% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Ford Escort?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Ford Escort
1,420
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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12 manufacture years from 1970 to 1981. A few records outside this range are too small to publish reliably. Year of manufacture as recorded on the registry — not model year or compliance plate.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
1981
Rarest for its year
About 14 still registered. Rarer than 97% of other 1981 vehicles still registered.
12
Build years still on the road
From 1970 to 1981, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 435 registered there. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
By year of manufacture
Each row is a year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Open a year for history, state split, and rarity.
| Year | Still registered | Share of model | Rarity for its year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | About 3 | 0.2% | Not ranked |
| 1965 | About 3 | 0.2% | Not ranked |
| 1968 | About 3 | 0.2% | Not ranked |
| 1969 | About 5 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 1970 | About 57 | 4.0% | Rarer than 85% of other 1970 vehicles still registered |
| 1971 | About 53 | 3.7% | Rarer than 88% of other 1971 vehicles still registered |
| 1972 | About 98 | 6.9% | Rarer than 74% of other 1972 vehicles still registered |
| 1973 | About 71 | 5.0% | Rarer than 77% of other 1973 vehicles still registered |
| 1974 | About 75 | 5.3% | Rarer than 79% of other 1974 vehicles still registered |
| 1975 | About 128 | 9.0% | Rarer than 65% of other 1975 vehicles still registered |
| 1976 | About 106 | 7.5% | Rarer than 72% of other 1976 vehicles still registered |
| 1977 | About 75 | 5.3% | Rarer than 85% of other 1977 vehicles still registered |
| 1978 | About 120 | 8.5% | Rarer than 72% of other 1978 vehicles still registered |
| 1979 | About 258 | 18% | Rarer than 52% of other 1979 vehicles still registered |
| 1980 | About 291 | 21% | Rarer than 43% of other 1980 vehicles still registered |
| 1981 | About 14 | 1.0% | Rarer than 97% of other 1981 vehicles still registered |
| 1982 | About 3 | 0.2% | Not ranked |
| 1983 | About 3 | 0.2% | Not ranked |
| 1985 | About 3 | 0.2% | Not ranked |
| 1986 | About 3 | 0.2% | Not ranked |
| 1987 | About 5 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 1988 | About 6 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 1989 | About 5 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 1991 | About 3 | 0.2% | Not ranked |
| 1993 | About 6 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 1994 | About 3 | 0.2% | Not ranked |
| 1995 | About 6 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 1996 | About 3 | 0.2% | Not ranked |
| 1999 | About 3 | 0.2% | Not ranked |
| 2005 | About 3 | 0.2% | Not ranked |
| 2017 | About 3 | 0.2% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 9,860 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Ford Escort.
Spot a Ford EscortAbout 3%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Ford Escort vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
About the same since 2021
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
View counts as a table
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 1,390 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 1,410 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 1,370 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 1,380 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 1,420 |
Age profile of Ford Escort still registered
By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.
Where they’re registered (state/territory)
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 226 |
| VIC | About 161 |
| QLD | About 435 |
| WA | About 317 |
| SA | About 188 |
| TAS | About 42 |
| ACT | About 19 |
| NT | About 3 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 1,410 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 3 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Ford Escort
- Which build year of the Ford Escort has the most still registered?
- 1980 — About 291 still registered in Australia.
- Which Ford Escort year is rarest for its age?
- 1981 — About 14 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 97% of other 1981 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Ford vehicles still registered is the Escort?
- under 0.1% — about 1,420 of about 1,620,000 Ford vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Ford Escort vehicles still registered made in?
- 12 manufacture years from 1970 to 1981.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 435); WA (About 317). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
Based on BITRE Road Vehicles Australia, January 2021–2025 (CC BY 3.0 AU; the January 2024 release is CC BY 2.5 AU). Colour: Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Whole Fleet Vehicle Registration Snapshot by Model, Q4 2024 (CC BY 4.0). Oz rare cars is not affiliated with or endorsed by BITRE, the Australian Government or the Victorian Government. Registration counts are not sales, not a valuation, and not advice. Method