Car statistics
Rover SD1 3500 S statistics
How many Rover SD1 3500 S cars are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 3500 S compares with other versions of the Rover SD1. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 179 +2.3% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 125 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 94.7% Other Rover SD1 versions 24.2%
- Licensed in 1994 309 when this data begins
- Share of Rover SD1s 10.3% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 41.1% of those still registered are SORN
How many Rover SD1 3500 S cars are left in Great Britain?
There were 179 Rover SD1 3500 S cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 125 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 42.1% lower than the 309 in 1994, when this data begins.
Rover SD1 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 | 179 | 125 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Rover SD1 3500 S cars have survived?
94.7% of Rover SD1 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 SD1 from the same era, the figure is 24.2%, so Rover SD1 3500 S cars are 3.9 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 7 other versions of the Rover SD1 from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Rover SD1 3500 S | 94.7% |
| Other Rover SD1 versions of the same age | 24.2% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Rover SD1 3500 S engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 185 Rover SD1 3500 S cars licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 98.4% have an engine of 3,501cc to 3,600cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 3,501cc to 3,600cc 182 licensed | 98.4% |
| Other sizes 3 licensed | 1.6% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,501–3,600cc | Petrol | 182 | 98.4% |
| 4,501–4,600cc | Petrol | 2 | 1.1% |
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 SD1 page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Other versions of the Rover SD1
Versions of the Rover SD1 with their own page. The Rover SD1 page covers all 1,403 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rover SD1 3500 | 906 | 627 | 73.1% |
| Rover SD1 3500 Vitesse | 102 | 355 | 40.8% |
| Rover SD1 3500 S | 179 | 125 | 94.7% |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 304 Rover SD1 3500 S 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 “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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