A new study has revealed that the Ford Focus was the most scrapped car in 2023 as figures show that more than twice as many vehicles were registered as scrapped in the year.
The Ford Focus, which was one of the UK’s most popular cars until recent years, was the most scrapped vehicle, with 42,637 examples being sent to the crusher in 2023, up until the end October.
It was followed by the popular Vauxhall Corsa and Astra, with 35,578 and 34,405 examples of each scrapped respectively. The Ford Fiesta (32,935) was the fourth most scrapped car, while the Volkswagen Golf (25,903) rounded off the top five.
A drop in the number of vehicles being sent to the scrapheap was also recorded compared to 2022, when 857,107 cars and vans reached the end of their life.
Autocar says this is a result of the cost-of-living crisis making motorists keep hold of their existing vehicles.
