How many Rover 90s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 67,752 on the road Built 1953-1959 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The six-cylinder heart of the Rover P4 range, launched in 1953 with a 2.6 litre engine. Upright, solid and trimmed in wood and leather, the P4 was the respectable car of the English middle classes and earned the nickname Auntie. The 90 was built until 1959.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1956: 18 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1953 | 1 |
| 1954 | 4 |
| 1955 | 14 |
| 1956 | 18 |
| 1957 | 15 |
| 1958 | 12 |
| 1959 | 5 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 69 still registered, the Rover 90 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 10th of the 30 Rover models and equal 1,186th 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.
Seen one?
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