Rover 100 Series 100 statistics

• Licensed in Great Britain 539 +0.7% on a year earlier
• Declared SORN 296 Off the road, not taxed
• Peak year 1997 790 licensed
• Share of Rover 100 Series 20.4% of those licensed or SORN
• Declared off the road 35.4% of those still registered are SORN
• Most common fuel Petrol 99.8% of those licensed

How many Rover 100 Series 100s are left in Great Britain?

There were 539 Rover 100 Series 100s licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 296 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 31.8% lower than its peak of 790 in 1997.

How many Rover 100 Series 100s have survived?

More Rover 100 Series 100s are registered today (835, licensed or SORN) than were licensed in 1997 (790). For other versions of the Rover 100 Series from the same era, the figure is 2.6%.

Rover 100 Series 100 engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 552 Rover 100 Series 100s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 97.8% have an engine of 2,601cc to 2,700cc.

United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Rover 100 Series page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Rover 100 Series MOT reliability

There were not enough MOT tests of Rover 100 Series in 2025 to publish reliable figures: we need at least 1,000 tests of cars aged three and over. DVSA names the model, not the version, so no separate figures exist for the 100.

Other versions of the Rover 100 Series

Versions of the Rover 100 Series with their own page. The Rover 100 Series page covers all 1,376 licensed, whatever the version.