MG Rover Rover 45 fuel economy (UK)

Official figures for the MG Rover Rover 45 from the Vehicle Certification Agency's new car lists, 2001–2006: 15 versions after removing repeats between lists. Economy is in UK (imperial) mpg; electric versions show miles per kWh and range instead. In the most recent lists (2001–2006, NEDC) combined economy is 28.7–52.7 mpg.

All figures on this page come from the NEDC test. NEDC was the official test before WLTP. NEDC figures are noticeably more optimistic, so do not compare them with WLTP figures.

NEDC figures, VCA lists 2001–2006

NEDC was the official test before WLTP. NEDC figures are noticeably more optimistic, so do not compare them with WLTP figures.

NEDC figures
VersionFuelCombinedL/100 kmCO₂ g/kmIn lists
Rover 45
2.0 - 74kW · M5 · 1994 cc
Diesel 52.7 mpg 5.4 150 2004–2006
Rover 45
2.0 - 83kW · M5 · 1994 cc
Diesel 50.5 mpg 5.6 150 2004–2006
Rover 45
1.4 · M5 · 1396 cc
Petrol 40.3 mpg 7.0 168 2001–2006
Rover 45
1.6 (from VIN RT559464) · M5 · 1588 cc
Petrol 40.2 mpg 7.0 168 2004–2006
Rover 45
1.8 · M5 · 1796 cc
Petrol 38.9 mpg 7.3 174 2001–2006
Rover 45
1.8 · CVT · 1796 cc
Petrol 33.3 mpg 8.5 203 2001–2006
Rover 45
2.0 V6 (from VIN RT567813) · A5 · 1997 cc
Petrol 28.7 mpg 9.8 234 2002–2006
Rover 45
1.6 · M5 · 1588 cc
Petrol 39.3 mpg 7.2 172 2001–2004
Rover 45
2.0 V6 · A5 · 1997 cc
Petrol 30.2 mpg 9.3 224 2001–2004
Rover 45
2.0 · M5 · 1994 cc
Diesel 52.7 mpg 5.4 150 2001–2003
Rover 45
2.0 V6 (from RT567813) · A5 · 1997 cc
Petrol 28.7 mpg 9.8 234 2003
Rover 45
1.6 · M5 · 1588 cc
Petrol 40.8 mpg 6.9 170 2001
Rover 45
1.4 · M5 · 1396 cc
Petrol 40.0 mpg 7.1 166 2001
Rover 45
1.8 · M5 · 1796 cc
Petrol 39.7 mpg 7.1 172 2001
Rover 45
2.0 V6 · A5 · 1997 cc
Petrol 30.0 mpg 9.4 224 2001

Using these figures

"In lists" shows which yearly VCA lists include the version; it is not the model year. Manufacturers supply figures to the VCA voluntarily, so some makes are missing from some years' lists (for example several large brands between 2019 and 2024); a gap in the years does not mean the car was not sold. Click an mpg figure to open the trip fuel cost calculator with it in UK units, or convert it with the fuel economy converter. Real-world economy is usually lower than official figures — measure yours with the MPG calculator.

Source: Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), Car Fuel Data — official data download (lists 2001–2006, downloaded 2026-10-22). © Crown copyright, reused under the licence published for this dataset on data.gov.uk (Creative Commons Attribution). Data processed by us (duplicates merged, model names tidied); the VCA is not responsible for our use of it. The VCA states that figures are supplied by manufacturers, may not be achieved in real-world driving, and are used at the user's own risk.