364 on UK roads in 2025-23 vs 2024
On the road
364
364 licensed
Change vs 2024
-5.9%
-23 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Rover METRO is a rare sight on UK roads, with 364 licensed in 2025 - down 5.9% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (98%), with most in the 1.0-1.6L class. Most date from the Before 2000 era.
Licensed Rover METRO cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Rover METRO on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Rover Metro holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 746 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
74.4%
746 MOT tests in 2025 · 636 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
71%
2023
72.5%
2024
71%
2025
74.4%
▲ 3.4 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
Too new for an age breakdown - most haven't reached MOT age (3 years) yet, so there isn't enough history to chart.
How a Rover Metro is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 798 cars tracked across years
94.5%
low · <5k
4.8%
avg · 5-15k
0.8%
high · 15k+
Most cover 168-1,627 miles a year (median 509).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 48,821 → 49,447 → 48,643 → 48,120
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Rover Metro passes first time 74.4% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 1,432 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 75.7% of low-mileage cars pass versus 85.7% past 120k.
Of 163 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Rover METRO, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
