Registration: J401 LDF
Chassis: SAXXWXWUDAD427188
Odometer: 57,800
Transmission: Manual
MOT: April 2027

• One previous keeper from new until 2024
• Extensive stamped service history, largely with Rover/MG specialists
• Indicated mileage believed genuine with under 8,000 miles covered in 15 years
• Never failed an MOT since digital records began
• Fresh MOT valid until April 2027

A remarkably well-preserved, low-owner example with exceptional service history

Blending understated early-1990s styling with Honda-derived reliability, the Rover 216 GTI offered a refined and well-equipped alternative to many of its hot hatch contemporaries. Combining sporty character with everyday usability, these cars have become an increasingly uncommon sight on modern roads, particularly in such evidently well cared-for condition.

Presented in White Diamond with Flint cloth trim, this 216 GTI appears to have been cherished throughout its life and today presents extraordinarily well both inside and out. For its era, the car was well specified, featuring sports seats, an electric two-way sunroof and a Philips cassette player, while sitting correctly on a matching set of Goodyear tyres.

Perhaps most impressively, the car benefits from just one previous keeper, who retained ownership from new until 2024. The accompanying service book contains an extensive maintenance record, with stamps for virtually every year of the car’s early life, many of them twice yearly, primarily carried out by Rover/MG specialists. Between 1992 and 2005 alone, the car was serviced on average twice annually, reflecting an exceptional level of care and routine maintenance. Additional service stamps are noted for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2016, with the vendor also advising that the car has been serviced this year.

Further supporting its apparent careful ownership, the car has covered fewer than 8,000 miles in the last 15 years, has never failed an MOT since records were digitalised, and has successfully passed an MOT test every year for the last three years. The indicated mileage is believed genuine and consistent with the vehicle’s overall condition and accompanying history. It is now offered with a fresh MOT valid until April 2027.

Accompanying the car are its original book pack, alarm codes and radio codes, further adding to the sense of originality and preservation.

A rare opportunity to acquire an exceptionally well-kept example of Rover’s Honda-era GTI, offered at no reserve and presenting as a highly usable modern classic.