Car statistics
Rover 3500 S statistics
How many Rover 3500 S cars are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the S compares with other versions of the Rover 3500. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 177 −1.7% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 128 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 95.0% Other Rover 3500 versions 12.7%
- Licensed in 1994 309 when this data begins
- Share of Rover 3500s 10.3% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 42.0% of those still registered are SORN
How many Rover 3500 S cars are left in Great Britain?
There were 177 Rover 3500 S cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 128 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 42.7% lower than the 309 in 1994, when this data begins.
Rover 3500 S cars licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 309 | – |
| 1995 | 274 | – |
| 1996 | 263 | – |
| 1997 | 228 | – |
| 1998 | 281 | – |
| 1999 | 277 | – |
| 2000 | 238 | – |
| 2001 | 235 | – |
| 2002 | 206 | – |
| 2003 | 193 | – |
| 2004 | 191 | – |
| 2005 | 185 | – |
| 2006 | 159 | – |
| 2007 | 154 | 91 |
| 2008 | 155 | 92 |
| 2009 | 143 | 105 |
| 2010 | 140 | 99 |
| 2011 | 140 | 99 |
| 2012 | 129 | 105 |
| 2013 | 127 | 120 |
| 2014 | 132 | 118 |
| 2015 | 143 | 118 |
| 2016 | 133 | 132 |
| 2017 | 137 | 140 |
| 2018 | 144 | 140 |
| 2019 | 155 | 137 |
| 2020 | 160 | 131 |
| 2021 | 161 | 133 |
| 2022 | 164 | 135 |
| 2023 | 171 | 125 |
| 2024 | 177 | 122 |
| 2025 | 181 | 121 |
| 2026 | 177 | 128 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Rover 3500 S cars have survived?
95.0% of Rover 3500 S cars 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 3500 from the same era, the figure is 12.7%, so Rover 3500 S cars are 7.5 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 5 other versions of the Rover 3500 from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Rover 3500 S | 95.0% |
| Other Rover 3500 versions of the same age | 12.7% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Rover 3500 MOT reliability
There were not enough MOT tests of Rover 3500s 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 S.
Other versions of the Rover 3500
Versions of the Rover 3500 with their own page. The Rover 3500 page covers all 1,463 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rover 3500 Vitesse | 142 | 320 | 41.2% |
| Rover 3500 S | 177 | 128 | 95.0% |
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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 | 305 Rover 3500 S 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 “3500 S”. 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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