UK vehicle statistics / Rover

How many Rover 60 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 155 licensed and 82 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Rover 60 generic-model group.

Looking at a 60?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. If the car is still worth pursuing, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Wondering whether one particular 60 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the 60 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 178 in 2015 Q4 and stand at 155 in 2026 Q1, down 13%. That is down 6% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 82 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 237 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

A falling population is worth knowing before you buy: it usually means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply, and it is why a good example of a scarce model can hold its price while a neglected one is hard to sell at any price.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q115582
2025 Q415581
2025 Q315878
2025 Q215978
2025 Q115777
2024 Q415480
2024 Q315577
2024 Q215975
2024 Q115974
2023 Q415977
2023 Q315976
2023 Q216276

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Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.