Rover 75 MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the Rover 75 took 9,390 MOT tests in Britain and passed 57% of them first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.
- MOT tests in 2023
- 9,390
- First-time pass rate
- 57%
- All cars
- 71%
What the 75 fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Suspension24.4% (all cars 9.0%)
- Lights and electrics16.6% (all cars 11.3%)
- Brakes14.3% (all cars 6.8%)
- Body and structure7.9% (all cars 3.5%)
- Visibility6.4% (all cars 4.8%)
- Seat belts and airbags5.9% (all cars 1.0%)
- Tyres5.3% (all cars 6.4%)
- Exhaust and emissions4.5% (all cars 3.1%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength 6.9%
- Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect 5.2%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 4.7%
- Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements 4.5%
- SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault 4.1%
- Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded 4.0%
- Coil spring: fractured or broken 3.7%
- Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 3.3%
Most common advisories
- Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 22.4%
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 17.6%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 12.4%
- Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened 10.6%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 9.0%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 8.0%
- Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened 7.4%
- Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive 5.6%
Pass rate by year of registration
Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.
| First registered | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 465 | 59% |
| 2001 | 888 | 59% |
| 2002 | 1,606 | 58% |
| 2003 | 2,111 | 56% |
| 2004 | 2,607 | 55% |
| 2005 | 1,262 | 57% |
Typical mileage by age
Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.
| Age at test | Average mileage |
|---|---|
| 17 years | 94,490 miles |
| 18 years | 101,486 miles |
| 19 years | 106,726 miles |
| 20 years | 107,148 miles |
Check a particular 75
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Other Rover models
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.