MG Rover ZR fuel economy (UK)

Official figures for the MG Rover ZR from the Vehicle Certification Agency's new car lists, 2002–2006: 11 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 (2003–2006, NEDC) combined economy is 34.6–53.8 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 2003–2006

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
ZR
Turbo Diesel - 74kW · M5 · 1994 cc
Diesel 53.8 mpg 5.2 150 2004–2006
ZR
Turbo Diesel - 83kW · M5 · 1994 cc
Diesel 51.5 mpg 5.5 150 2004–2006
ZR
105 · M5 · 1396 cc
Petrol 41.3 mpg 6.8 164 2005–2006
ZR
120 (from VIN RF686033) · M5 · 1796 cc
Petrol 39.8 mpg 7.1 169 2004–2006
ZR
160 · M5 · 1796 cc
Petrol 37.6 mpg 7.5 179 2005–2006
ZR
120 Stepspeed (from VIN RF686033) · CVT · 1796 cc
Petrol 34.7 mpg 8.1 194 2004–2006
ZR
105 · 5MT · 1396 cc
Petrol 41.3 mpg 6.8 164 2002–2004
ZR
120 · 5MT · 1796 cc
Petrol 38.9 mpg 7.3 173 2002–2004
ZR
160 · 5MT · 1796 cc
Petrol 37.6 mpg 7.5 179 2002–2004
ZR
120 Stepspeed · CVT · 1796 cc
Petrol 34.6 mpg 8.2 196 2002–2004
ZR
Turbo Diesel · 5MT · 1994 cc
Diesel 53.8 mpg 5.2 150 2002–2003

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 2002–2006, 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.