How many Rover 825s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 66,784 on the road Built 1987-1999 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A V6 version of the Rover 800, the executive car developed jointly with Honda alongside the Honda Legend and launched in 1986. Early 825s used a 2.5 litre Honda V6, and the number returned in the 1990s on cars with Rover's own KV6. The 800 came as a saloon, a fastback and later a coupe.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1995: 17 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1994 | 13 |
| 1995 | 17 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 12 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLi | 6 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 70 still registered, the Rover 825 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 9th of the 30 Rover models and equal 1,177th 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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