How many Rover 2600s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 93,497 on the road Built 1978-1986 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A six-cylinder version of the Rover SD1 hatchback, introduced in 1977 below the V8 3500. Its 2.6 litre overhead-cam straight six was a new British Leyland design. It gave buyers the SD1's dramatic five-door shape with lower running costs, though without the V8's easy pace.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1980: 12 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 12 |
| 1981 | 8 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1984 | 12 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 50 still registered, the Rover 2600 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 13th of the 30 Rover models and equal 1,313th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
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