How many Rover MGF are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 10,229 on the road Built 1995-2004 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The first all-new MG sports car since the MGB, launched in 1995 by the Rover Group. It put a Rover K-series engine behind the seats and rode on Hydragas suspension, and it was Britain's best-selling sports car for several years. In 2002 it was reworked with coil springs as the MG TF.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1996: 178 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1996 | 178 |
| 1997 | 133 |
| 1998 | 90 |
| 1999 | 36 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 457 still registered, the Rover MGF is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 2nd of the 30 Rover models and 624th 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?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.