Car statistics
Rover 800 Series 820 Vitesse statistics
How many Rover 800 Series 820 Vitesses are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 820 Vitesse compares with other versions of the Rover 800 Series. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 32 +10.3% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 165 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 17.2% Other Rover 800 Series versions 4.9%
- Peak year 2000 1,144 licensed
- Share of Rover 800 Series 12.6% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 83.8% of those still registered are SORN
How many Rover 800 Series 820 Vitesses are left in Great Britain?
There were 32 Rover 800 Series 820 Vitesses licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 165 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 97.2% lower than its peak of 1,144 in 2000. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 83.8% of those still registered are off the road.
Rover 800 Series 820 Vitesses licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 351 | – |
| 1998 | 709 | – |
| 1999 | 1,088 | – |
| 2000 | 1,144 | – |
| 2001 | 1,130 | – |
| 2002 | 1,127 | – |
| 2003 | 1,100 | – |
| 2004 | 1,084 | – |
| 2005 | 974 | – |
| 2006 | 863 | – |
| 2007 | 715 | 117 |
| 2008 | 576 | 134 |
| 2009 | 450 | 159 |
| 2010 | 341 | 155 |
| 2011 | 242 | 140 |
| 2012 | 194 | 140 |
| 2013 | 152 | 142 |
| 2014 | 107 | 156 |
| 2015 | 96 | 157 |
| 2016 | 71 | 171 |
| 2017 | 71 | 170 |
| 2018 | 67 | 164 |
| 2019 | 53 | 171 |
| 2020 | 45 | 175 |
| 2021 | 44 | 172 |
| 2022 | 39 | 174 |
| 2023 | 31 | 179 |
| 2024 | 29 | 172 |
| 2025 | 27 | 168 |
| 2026 | 32 | 165 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Rover 800 Series 820 Vitesses have survived?
17.2% of Rover 800 Series 820 Vitesses 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 800 Series from the same era, the figure is 4.9%, so Rover 800 Series 820 Vitesses are 3.5 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 9 other versions of the Rover 800 Series from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Rover 800 Series 820 Vitesse | 17.2% |
| Other Rover 800 Series versions of the same age | 4.9% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Other versions of the Rover 800 Series
Versions of the Rover 800 Series with their own page. The Rover 800 Series page covers all 222 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rover 800 Series 820 Vitesse | 32 | 165 | 17.2% |
| Rover 800 Series 825 Sterling | 26 | 100 | 18.8% |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 197 Rover 800 Series 820 Vitesse records (licensed and SORN) | 15 September 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 “820 VITESSE”. 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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