Reliant · 1964–1974
Reliant Rebel
The Reliant Rebel is a small four-wheeled economy car that was produced by Reliant between the year 1964 and 1974. It was designed by Reliant to be a market test to push Reliant into other parts of the market instead of just 3-wheelers. It was marketed as the smart alternative, because it had a rust-free glass-fibre body, a robust chassis and frugal fuel economy. Many models were produced from 600cc, 700cc, and 750cc with saloon, estate and van variants. It was considered a niche rival to the Austin Mini and Hillman Imp.
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UK vehicles on the road
40 licensed and 50 SORN (90 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 73 |
| 2015 | 74 |
| 2016 | 71 |
| 2017 | 81 |
| 2018 | 84 |
| 2019 | 86 |
| 2020 | 85 |
| 2021 | 88 |
| 2022 | 89 |
| 2023 | 88 |
| 2024 | 89 |
| 2025 | 90 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q972220CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.