Car statistics
Rover 200 Series 218 VVC Coupe statistics
How many Rover 200 Series 218 VVC Coupes are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 218 VVC Coupe compares with other versions of the Rover 200 Series. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 56 0.0% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 182 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 10.9% Other Rover 200 Series versions 1.7%
- Peak year 1999 2,185 licensed
- Share of Rover 200 Series 2.6% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 76.5% of those still registered are SORN
How many Rover 200 Series 218 VVC Coupes are left in Great Britain?
There were 56 Rover 200 Series 218 VVC Coupes licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 182 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 97.4% lower than its peak of 2,185 in 1999. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 76.5% of those still registered are off the road.
Rover 200 Series 218 VVC Coupes licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1,017 | – |
| 1998 | 2,063 | – |
| 1999 | 2,185 | – |
| 2000 | 2,098 | – |
| 2001 | 2,079 | – |
| 2002 | 2,032 | – |
| 2003 | 1,986 | – |
| 2004 | 1,933 | – |
| 2005 | 1,796 | – |
| 2006 | 1,574 | – |
| 2007 | 1,352 | 202 |
| 2008 | 1,044 | 221 |
| 2009 | 785 | 197 |
| 2010 | 567 | 194 |
| 2011 | 374 | 194 |
| 2012 | 274 | 169 |
| 2013 | 199 | 175 |
| 2014 | 155 | 167 |
| 2015 | 126 | 166 |
| 2016 | 107 | 184 |
| 2017 | 92 | 196 |
| 2018 | 82 | 191 |
| 2019 | 76 | 192 |
| 2020 | 64 | 202 |
| 2021 | 56 | 204 |
| 2022 | 48 | 201 |
| 2023 | 47 | 199 |
| 2024 | 40 | 200 |
| 2025 | 43 | 198 |
| 2026 | 56 | 182 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Rover 200 Series 218 VVC Coupes have survived?
10.9% of Rover 200 Series 218 VVC Coupes are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1997. For other versions of the Rover 200 Series from the same era, the figure is 1.7%, so Rover 200 Series 218 VVC Coupes are 6.4 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 218 VVC Coupe | 10.9% |
| 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 218 VVC 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.
| 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 | 238 Rover 200 Series 218 VVC 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 “218 VVC COUPE”. 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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