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MINI ROADSTER Uncommon
As of 2026 Q2, 5,760 MINI ROADSTERs remain registered in the UK — an increasingly uncommon sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 5,974 in 2020 Q2 — only 96% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 214 cars. Numbers have held broadly steady over recent years rather than falling away — often the mark of a model that owners deliberately preserve.
Survivors over time
How rare is it?
Uncommon — a few thousand still about (5,760).
Rarer than 20% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.
Fuel breakdown
Trend
About the ROADSTER
The Mini Coupé and Mini Roadster are two-seater sports cars that were engineered and manufactured by German automaker BMW under the Mini marque between 2011 and 2015. The hardtop Coupé was unveiled in June 2011 and formally launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2011. Production was shown in the 2011 documentary Megafactories. It is the first two-seater Mini. It was joined by a convertible version called Mini Roadster in 2012, following its showing as a concept car in 2009. The Coupé is known by the internal code R58 and the Roadster by code R59. In February 2015 Mini announced the...
MINI ROADSTER — questions & answers
How many MINI ROADSTER are left in the UK?
As of 2026 Q2, 5,760 MINI ROADSTER were still registered in the UK — 5,537 licensed and on the road, plus 223 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
Is the MINI ROADSTER rare?
The MINI ROADSTER is uncommon, with 5,760 still about, making it rarer than 20% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.
Is the MINI ROADSTER increasing or decreasing?
Over the last year the number of MINI ROADSTER on UK roads fell by 67 (1.1%).
What fuel do most MINI ROADSTER use?
Most MINI ROADSTER run on petrol — about 87% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel.
When did the MINI ROADSTER peak?
The MINI ROADSTER peaked at 5,974 registered in 2020 Q2, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.