UK vehicle statistics / Rover

How many Rover 75 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 5,284 licensed and 9,093 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Rover 75 generic-model group.

Looking at a 75?

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 75 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the 75 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 54,912 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 5,284 in 2026 Q1, down 90%. That is down 62% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 9,093 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 14,377 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

For how this model fares on test day, see its MOT pass rate and most common failures.

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 Q15,2849,093
2025 Q45,5539,010
2025 Q35,8918,905
2025 Q26,1958,889
2025 Q16,3749,005
2024 Q46,6709,189
2024 Q37,1159,379
2024 Q27,5249,465
2024 Q17,8219,501
2023 Q48,2019,505
2023 Q38,7309,339
2023 Q29,1859,332

Other Rover models

See how many of every Rover model are left

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.