Car statistics
Rover Metro GTI statistics
How many Rover Metro GTIs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the GTI compares with other versions of the Rover Metro. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 31 +24.0% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 299 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 3.4% Other Rover Metro versions 0.9%
- Licensed in 1994 9,819 when this data begins
- Share of Rover Metros 11.6% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 90.6% of those still registered are SORN
How many Rover Metro GTIs are left in Great Britain?
There were 31 Rover Metro GTIs licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 299 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 99.7% lower than the 9,819 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 90.6% of those still registered are off the road.
Rover Metro GTIs licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 9,819 | – |
| 1995 | 9,746 | – |
| 1996 | 9,510 | – |
| 1997 | 9,162 | – |
| 1998 | 8,652 | – |
| 1999 | 8,106 | – |
| 2000 | 7,183 | – |
| 2001 | 6,144 | – |
| 2002 | 4,694 | – |
| 2003 | 3,235 | – |
| 2004 | 2,101 | – |
| 2005 | 1,231 | – |
| 2006 | 733 | – |
| 2007 | 486 | 355 |
| 2008 | 359 | 263 |
| 2009 | 234 | 271 |
| 2010 | 176 | 242 |
| 2011 | 137 | 225 |
| 2012 | 118 | 211 |
| 2013 | 82 | 249 |
| 2014 | 72 | 253 |
| 2015 | 60 | 257 |
| 2016 | 56 | 260 |
| 2017 | 49 | 280 |
| 2018 | 44 | 289 |
| 2019 | 46 | 279 |
| 2020 | 39 | 289 |
| 2021 | 34 | 294 |
| 2022 | 38 | 289 |
| 2023 | 27 | 294 |
| 2024 | 27 | 293 |
| 2025 | 34 | 293 |
| 2026 | 31 | 299 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Rover Metro GTIs have survived?
3.4% of Rover Metro GTIs 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 Metro from the same era, the figure is 0.9%, so Rover Metro GTIs are 3.9 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 35 other versions of the Rover Metro from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Rover Metro GTI | 3.4% |
| Other Rover Metro versions of the same age | 0.9% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 330 Rover Metro GTI 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 “METRO GTI”, “METRO GTI 16V”. 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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