Rover MOT pass rates and reliability

We have 27,866 MOT tests on Rover cars from 2023, covering 4 models with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.

Across 27,866 MOT tests on Rover cars in 2023, 63% passed first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars. Of the Rover models with enough tests, the Mini did best at 69% and the 75 did least well at 57%. Newer models pass more often whatever the make, so compare cars of a similar age.

Rover models

Model	Tests	First-time pass rate
Mini	11,723	69%
75	9,390	57%
25	4,182	60%
45	2,571	57%

What Rover cars fail on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.

Lights and electrics15.9% (all cars 11.3%)
Suspension14.6% (all cars 9.0%)
Brakes11.3% (all cars 6.8%)
Body and structure9.4% (all cars 3.5%)
Exhaust and emissions7.6% (all cars 3.1%)
Visibility6.8% (all cars 4.8%)
Steering4.2% (all cars 1.8%)
Tyres3.8% (all cars 6.4%)

Most common Rover failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength 3.8%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements 2.5%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 2.1%
Service brake imbalance: across an axle 1.9%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect 1.7%
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault 1.7%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 1.6%
Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 1.6%

Check a particular Rover

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.