Car statistics

Rover 2000 Series SC statistics

How many Rover 2000 Series SCs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the SC compares with other versions of the Rover 2000 Series. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Rover 2000 Series. Recorded by DVLA as “2000 SC”, “2000 SC AUTO”.

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Records analysed
400 Rover 2000 Series SC records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 230 −3.0% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 170 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 42.1% Other Rover 2000 Series versions 6.2%
  • Licensed in 1994 947 when this data begins
  • Share of Rover 2000 Series 19.2% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 42.5% of those still registered are SORN

How many Rover 2000 Series SCs are left in Great Britain?

There were 230 Rover 2000 Series SCs licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 170 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 75.7% lower than the 947 in 1994, when this data begins.

Rover 2000 Series SCs licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Rover 2000 Series SCs licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 947–
1995 778–
1996 710–
1997 684–
1998 722–
1999 684–
2000 616–
2001 546–
2002 484–
2003 435–
2004 379–
2005 322–
2006 292–
2007 257152
2008 247151
2009 227152
2010 234144
2011 234144
2012 229141
2013 223160
2014 227161
2015 218167
2016 212173
2017 205183
2018 218172
2019 217168
2020 229162
2021 239161
2022 242159
2023 240160
2024 246164
2025 232172
2026 230170

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

How many Rover 2000 Series SCs have survived?

42.1% of Rover 2000 Series SCs 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 2000 Series from the same era, the figure is 6.2%, so Rover 2000 Series SCs are 6.8 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 13 other versions of the Rover 2000 Series from the same era.

Share of Rover 2000 Series SCs still registered compared with other Rover 2000 Series versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Rover 2000 Series SC 42.1%
Other Rover 2000 Series versions of the same age 6.2%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Rover 2000 Series SC engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 240 Rover 2000 Series SCs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 95.0% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 3.3% have an engine of 2,201cc to 2,300cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Rover 2000 Series SCs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 228 licensed 95.0%
2,201cc to 2,300cc 8 licensed 3.3%
Other sizes 4 licensed 1.7%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size Fuel Licensed Share
1,901–2,000cc Petrol 228 95.0%
2,201–2,300cc Petrol 8 3.3%
2,001–2,100cc Petrol 3 1.3%

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 2000 Series page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Rover 2000 Series MOT reliability

There were not enough MOT tests of Rover 2000 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 SC.

Other versions of the Rover 2000 Series

Versions of the Rover 2000 Series with their own page. The Rover 2000 Series page covers all 1,045 licensed, whatever the version.

Rover 2000 Series SC compared with other versions of the Rover 2000 Series
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Rover 2000 Series SC 230 170 42.1%
Rover 2000 Series TC 203 154 51.4%
Rover 2000 Series 2200 SC 122 89 24.6%
Rover 2000 Series 2200 TC 77 103 32.7%

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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 400 Rover 2000 Series SC 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 “2000 SC”, “2000 SC 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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