UK vehicle statistics / Rover

How many Rover 95 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 182 licensed and 107 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Rover 95 generic-model group.

Looking at a 95?

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

Is the 95 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 185 in 2021 Q2 and stand at 182 in 2026 Q1, down 2%. That is up 1% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 107 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 289 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 Q1182107
2025 Q4183109
2025 Q3184109
2025 Q2179113
2025 Q1181111
2024 Q4179115
2024 Q3180116
2024 Q2176117
2024 Q1175117
2023 Q4176113
2023 Q3176114
2023 Q2178112

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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.