Car statistics
Rover 800 Series 825 Sterling statistics
How many Rover 800 Series 825 Sterlings are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 825 Sterling compares with other versions of the Rover 800 Series. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 27 −6.9% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 102 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 19.3% Other Rover 800 Series versions 6.5%
- Peak year 2001 666 licensed
- Share of Rover 800 Series 8.3% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 79.1% of those still registered are SORN
How many Rover 800 Series 825 Sterlings are left in Great Britain?
There were 27 Rover 800 Series 825 Sterlings licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 102 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 95.9% lower than its peak of 666 in 2001. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 79.1% of those still registered are off the road.
Rover 800 Series 825 Sterlings licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 209 | – |
| 1998 | 413 | – |
| 1999 | 628 | – |
| 2000 | 658 | – |
| 2001 | 666 | – |
| 2002 | 641 | – |
| 2003 | 647 | – |
| 2004 | 621 | – |
| 2005 | 573 | – |
| 2006 | 512 | – |
| 2007 | 444 | 74 |
| 2008 | 361 | 83 |
| 2009 | 292 | 87 |
| 2010 | 232 | 92 |
| 2011 | 169 | 100 |
| 2012 | 129 | 87 |
| 2013 | 108 | 92 |
| 2014 | 95 | 88 |
| 2015 | 79 | 95 |
| 2016 | 60 | 109 |
| 2017 | 50 | 111 |
| 2018 | 49 | 108 |
| 2019 | 46 | 108 |
| 2020 | 38 | 113 |
| 2021 | 34 | 103 |
| 2022 | 34 | 108 |
| 2023 | 28 | 107 |
| 2024 | 26 | 104 |
| 2025 | 28 | 98 |
| 2026 | 27 | 102 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Rover 800 Series 825 Sterlings have survived?
19.3% of Rover 800 Series 825 Sterlings 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 6.5%, so Rover 800 Series 825 Sterlings are 3.0 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 7 other versions of the Rover 800 Series from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Rover 800 Series 825 Sterling | 19.3% |
| Other Rover 800 Series versions of the same age | 6.5% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Rover 800 Series MOT reliability
There were not enough MOT tests of Rover 800 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 825 Sterling.
Other versions of the Rover 800 Series
Versions of the Rover 800 Series with their own page. The Rover 800 Series page covers all 240 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rover 800 Series 820 Vitesse | 33 | 163 | 17.1% |
| Rover 800 Series 825 Sterling | 27 | 102 | 19.3% |
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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 | 129 Rover 800 Series 825 Sterling 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 “825 STERLING AUTO”, “825 STERLING”. 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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