How many Rover SD1s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 65,843 on the road Built 1976-1986 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A big five-door hatchback launched in 1976, styled by David Bache with a nose that openly borrowed from the Ferrari Daytona. It was European Car of the Year in 1977 and came with six-cylinder engines or Rover's aluminium V8. Poor build quality dulled a brilliant design, and it ran until 1986.
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 71 still registered, the Rover SD1 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 8th of the 30 Rover models and equal 1,173rd 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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