Car statistics
Rover 200 Series 216 Cabriolet statistics
How many Rover 200 Series 216 Cabriolets are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 216 Cabriolet compares with other versions of the Rover 200 Series. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 167 −8.7% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 498 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 10.4% Other Rover 200 Series versions 1.6%
- Peak year 1999 6,362 licensed
- Share of Rover 200 Series 7.4% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 74.9% of those still registered are SORN
How many Rover 200 Series 216 Cabriolets are left in Great Britain?
There were 167 Rover 200 Series 216 Cabriolets licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 498 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 97.4% lower than its peak of 6,362 in 1999. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 74.9% of those still registered are off the road.
Rover 200 Series 216 Cabriolets licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2,693 | – |
| 1995 | 3,087 | – |
| 1996 | 4,057 | – |
| 1997 | 4,992 | – |
| 1998 | 6,006 | – |
| 1999 | 6,362 | – |
| 2000 | 6,213 | – |
| 2001 | 6,115 | – |
| 2002 | 5,852 | – |
| 2003 | 5,563 | – |
| 2004 | 5,321 | – |
| 2005 | 4,940 | – |
| 2006 | 4,263 | – |
| 2007 | 3,804 | 744 |
| 2008 | 3,130 | 800 |
| 2009 | 2,533 | 775 |
| 2010 | 1,895 | 754 |
| 2011 | 1,427 | 675 |
| 2012 | 1,026 | 618 |
| 2013 | 781 | 618 |
| 2014 | 596 | 601 |
| 2015 | 512 | 594 |
| 2016 | 409 | 613 |
| 2017 | 352 | 613 |
| 2018 | 293 | 610 |
| 2019 | 254 | 614 |
| 2020 | 235 | 605 |
| 2021 | 215 | 587 |
| 2022 | 200 | 565 |
| 2023 | 174 | 561 |
| 2024 | 145 | 550 |
| 2025 | 140 | 533 |
| 2026 | 167 | 498 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Rover 200 Series 216 Cabriolets have survived?
10.4% of Rover 200 Series 216 Cabriolets are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1994. For other versions of the Rover 200 Series from the same era, the figure is 1.6%, so Rover 200 Series 216 Cabriolets are 6.5 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 47 other versions of the Rover 200 Series from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Rover 200 Series 216 Cabriolet | 10.4% |
| Other Rover 200 Series versions of the same age | 1.6% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Rover 200 Series 216 Cabriolet engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 140 Rover 200 Series 216 Cabriolets licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 99.3% have an engine of 1,501cc to 1,600cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,501cc to 1,600cc 139 licensed | 99.3% |
| Other sizes 1 licensed | 0.7% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
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 200 Series page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Rover 200 Series MOT reliability
There were not enough MOT tests of Rover 200 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 216 Cabriolet.
Other versions of the Rover 200 Series
Versions of the Rover 200 Series with their own page. The Rover 200 Series page covers all 1,311 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rover 200 Series 216 Cabriolet | 167 | 498 | 10.4% |
| Rover 200 Series 216 Coupe | 75 | 319 | 4.3% |
| Rover 200 Series 220 Turbo Coupe | 60 | 268 | 17.7% |
| Rover 200 Series BRM | 65 | 251 | 42.0% |
| Rover 200 Series 218 VVC Coupe | 56 | 182 | 10.9% |
| Rover 200 Series 220 Coupe | 26 | 174 | 4.0% |
| Rover 200 Series 214 Cabriolet | 44 | 145 | 5.6% |
| Rover 200 Series 216 SE Coupe | 32 | 79 | 8.6% |
| Rover 200 Series VI | 11 | 92 | 3.6% |
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 665 Rover 200 Series 216 Cabriolet records (licensed and SORN) | 2 October 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
- This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “216 CABRIOLET”, “216 CABRIOLET AUTO”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
- Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the most licensed at any year end since 1994, plus any first registered after that year. Other versions are those of the same model whose licensed count peaked in the same years, up to 2001.
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