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Rover 200 Series 216 Coupe statistics

How many Rover 200 Series 216 Coupes are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 216 Coupe compares with other versions of the Rover 200 Series. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Rover 200 Series. Recorded by DVLA as “216 COUPE”, “216 COUPE AUTO”.

Last updated
Records analysed
394 Rover 200 Series 216 Coupe records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 75 −7.4% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 319 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 4.3% Other Rover 200 Series versions 1.7%
  • Peak year 1999 9,079 licensed
  • Share of Rover 200 Series 4.4% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 81.0% of those still registered are SORN

How many Rover 200 Series 216 Coupes are left in Great Britain?

There were 75 Rover 200 Series 216 Coupes licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 319 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 99.2% lower than its peak of 9,079 in 1999. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 81.0% of those still registered are off the road.

Rover 200 Series 216 Coupes licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.

Rover 200 Series 216 Coupes licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 4,274–
1995 5,814–
1996 7,452–
1997 8,620–
1998 8,907–
1999 9,079–
2000 8,853–
2001 8,699–
2002 8,365–
2003 7,929–
2004 7,524–
2005 6,640–
2006 5,332–
2007 4,089731
2008 2,817688
2009 1,945593
2010 1,262476
2011 822379
2012 535311
2013 363332
2014 289297
2015 227313
2016 185326
2017 144324
2018 125324
2019 94344
2020 95340
2021 82336
2022 85328
2023 79322
2024 65329
2025 75321
2026 75319

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

How many Rover 200 Series 216 Coupes have survived?

4.3% of Rover 200 Series 216 Coupes 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 1.7%, so Rover 200 Series 216 Coupes are 2.6 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.

Share of Rover 200 Series 216 Coupes still registered compared with other Rover 200 Series versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Rover 200 Series 216 Coupe 4.3%
Other Rover 200 Series versions of the same age 1.7%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

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 Coupe.

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.

Rover 200 Series 216 Coupe compared with other versions of the Rover 200 Series
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

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 394 Rover 200 Series 216 Coupe 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 COUPE”, “216 COUPE 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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