483 on UK roads in 2025-18 vs 2024
On the road
483
483 licensed
Change vs 2024
-3.6%
-18 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Sunbeam RAPIER is a rare sight on UK roads, with 483 licensed in 2025 - down 3.6% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (100%), with most in the 1.6-2.0L class. Most date from the Before 2000 era.
Licensed Sunbeam RAPIER cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Sunbeam RAPIER on the road today.
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 Sunbeam Rapier holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 32 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
93.5%
32 MOT tests in 2025 · 31 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
81.8%
2023
80.6%
2024
84.4%
2025
93.5%
▲ 11.7 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 Sunbeam Rapier is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 29 cars tracked across years
96.6%
low · <5k
0%
avg · 5-15k
3.4%
high · 15k+
Most cover 250-813 miles a year (median 379).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 55,330 → 53,926 → 51,765 → 47,405
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Sunbeam Rapier passes first time 93.5% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 1,644 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 100% of low-mileage cars pass versus 100% past 120k.
Of 2 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 Sunbeam RAPIER, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
