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Rover Mini: how many are still registered?

29,699still registered

Rover Mini cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 34 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 42,559 (2000 Q4) - 69.7% of that peak survives.

20,691 of the survivors (69.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

69.7% survives 2000 Q4 peak: 42,559

Declared off-road (SORN)20,691 · 69.6%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Rover Mini nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is cars only.

Rover Mini vans2still reg.

By year

All 29,699 surviving Rover Mini cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1989 → 2001
4,0002,0000
1989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001
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On the road over time

Total Rover Mini cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

42,559
1994log scale2026: 28,731
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Rover Mini cars split by engine capacity and by fuel, as recorded 2025. Engine sizes are DVLA's own bands and cover only the cars it holds a capacity for.

Engine size

901cc to 1000cc6,624 cars · 22.3%
1201cc to 1300cc22,503 cars · 75.7%
1301cc to 1400cc402 cars · 1.3%
Other sizes (12)160 cars · 0.5%

Fuel

Petrol29,680 · 99.9%
Other fuels (4)19 · under 0.1%

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Source: DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (DfT). Counts as of 2025, licensed and SORN vehicles both included. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Survivor counts are national registration figures, not a guarantee any particular car exists or is roadworthy - check a specific reg free.