Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 TR7 | 0 | 1 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
In New Zealand
119 TR7 cars are on the New Zealand register; 46% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1982 | 13 | 2 | 9 |
| 1981 | 15 | 2 | 13 |
| 1980 | 28 | 3 | 18 |
| 1979 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 1978 | 13 | 5 | 5 |
| 1977 | 36 | 24 | 4 |
| 1976 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In the Netherlands
320 TR7 cars are on Dutch roads; 44% arrived later as imports. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.
| First registered | On the road | Median list price |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 65 | — |
| 1981 | 43 | — |
| 1980 | 86 | — |
| 1979 | 44 | — |
| 1978 | 37 | — |
| 1977 | 45 | — |
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new
In the United Kingdom
1,503 TR7 cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 | 5 |
| 1982 | 202 | 332 |
| 1981 | 444 | 447 |
| 1980 | 550 | 552 |
| 1979 | 63 | 72 |
| 1978 | 44 | 75 |
| 1977 | 137 | 200 |
| 1976 | 59 | 73 |
| 1975 | 3 | 4 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
103 TR7 cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 77% passed first time, against 76% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.
| First registered | Tests | Passed first time |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 103 | 77% |
DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail
Recalls
1 campaigns cover the TR7.
WIDESPREAD LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE OPERATION OF WEBBING SENSITIVE AND DUAL SENSITIVE SEAT BELTS HAS LEAD TO NON-USE OF BELTS BY A NUMBER OF OWNERS. SOME BELTS RETRACTORS MAY JAM, BIND OR LOCK. THIS MAY DISCOURAGE THE USE OF THE SAFETY BELTS. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: NON-USE OF SEAT BELTS SUBJECTS OCCUPANTS TO RISK OF INJURY IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN BRAKING.
NHTSA recalls