How many Rover Metros are left?
404 are on the road in Great Britain and 2,418 are declared off the road. A thousand or fewer on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
Registered as cars
404
on the road in Great Britain
plus 2,418 declared off the road
Rare
- Most on the road
- 293,240, the end of 1996
- Still on the road
- 1% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 36% (627 to 404)
Registered as vans
19
on the road in Great Britain
plus 21 declared off the road
Very rare
- Most on the road
- 2,970, when records start (the end of 1994)
- Still on the road
- 1% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 14% (22 to 19)
Every version, as the DVLA records it
The model name on the logbook. Some are the same car recorded in slightly different ways, and a few are typing mistakes.
| Version | On the road | Off the road | Most there were |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro S | 47 | 308 | 59,914 (1996) |
| Metro L | 39 | 218 | 33,541 (1994) |
| Metro C | 34 | 171 | 31,543 (1994) |
| Metro RIO | 36 | 178 | 17,128 (1995) |
| Metro GTA | 24 | 164 | 15,019 (1996) |
| Metro Clubman L | 7 | 75 | 13,471 (1994) |
| Metro Clubman | 10 | 56 | 12,577 (1994) |
| Metro Quest | 13 | 82 | 11,979 (1994) |
| Metro RIO Grande | 10 | 68 | 8,388 (1996) |
| Metro SL | 6 | 37 | 7,212 (1995) |
| Metro GTI | 22 | 121 | 6,119 (1994) |
| Metro Clubman L Auto | 13 | 50 | 5,952 (1995) |
| Metro | 9 | 55 | 5,566 (1997) |
| Metro L Auto | 17 | 70 | 5,522 (1995) |
| Metro Nightfire | 9 | 55 | 5,283 (1994) |
| Metro CD | 2 | 62 | 5,021 (1996) |
| Metro GS | 10 | 38 | 4,319 (1994) |
| Metro Tahiti | 6 | 37 | 4,230 (1994) |
| Metro SI | 6 | 41 | 4,143 (1995) |
| Metro LD | 0 | 30 | 4,141 (1996) |
| Metro GTI 16V | 18 | 165 | 3,728 (1995) |
| Metro GTA 16V | 3 | 40 | 3,008 (1994) |
| Metro SI Auto | 8 | 31 | 2,988 (1995) |
| Metro MG | 14 | 39 | 2,932 (1994) |
| Metro Knightsbridge | 3 | 12 | 2,303 (1994) |
| Metro Casino | 5 | 28 | 1,945 (1994) |
| Metro Nightfire Special | 3 | 15 | 1,587 (1994) |
| Metro GSI | 3 | 18 | 1,564 (1995) |
| Metro Advantage | 2 | 15 | 1,556 (1994) |
| Metro Tahiti Special | 1 | 21 | 1,556 (1995) |
| Metro RIO Grande D | 1 | 8 | 1,486 (1994) |
| Metro Manhattan | 3 | 10 | 1,485 (1995) |
| Metro Casino Royale | 5 | 9 | 1,169 (1994) |
| Metro Caribbean | 0 | 7 | 1,076 (1994) |
| Metro Quest Plus | 0 | 10 | 1,062 (1994) |
| Metro Impression | 1 | 22 | 968 (1994) |
| Metro S Auto | 2 | 2 | 835 (1994) |
| Metro SD | 1 | 6 | 649 (1996) |
| Metro City X | 1 | 1 | 540 (1994) |
| Metro Manhattan A | 1 | 6 | 529 (1994) |
| Metro GS Auto | 2 | 8 | 449 (1994) |
| Metro City | 0 | 4 | 433 (1997) |
| Metro GSI Auto | 3 | 6 | 431 (1996) |
| Metro Manhattan D | 1 | 4 | 271 (1994) |
| Metro SL Auto | 1 | 1 | 262 (1994) |
| Metro Sport | 1 | 2 | 154 (1994) |
| Metro MG Turbo | 1 | 7 | 135 (1994) |
| Metro Mosaic | 0 | 1 | 132 (1994) |
| Metro GTA Auto | 0 | 3 | 54 (1997) |
| Metro Studio 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 (1994) |
| Metro City 310 | 0 | 0 | 11 (1998) |
| Metro City Auto | 0 | 0 | 9 (1997) |
| Metro L 310 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1994) |
What the numbers mean
- On the road means licensed: taxed, or exempt from tax, at the end of June 2026.
- Off the road means declared SORN: still registered but not used on public roads, often stored, being restored or waiting to be sold.
- Counts are for Great Britain and come from the DVLA. Records start in 1994, so older cars may have been more common before then.
Buying one?
Rare or not, check the one in front of you: its MOT history, mileage and tax are free, and the full check adds finance, write-off and theft.
Source: Department for Transport and DVLA vehicle licensing statistics for Great Britain, table VEH0120, to the end of June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.