Rover MOT failure rates by model
Rover cars fail 31.8% of MOT tests. Here is every Rover model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Rover cars?
Across 9,791,630 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 31.8% of Rover cars fail. That is 6.1 points above the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Rover models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rover 115 | 41.9% | 16,962 | Brakes |
| Rover 220 | 37.5% | 258,082 | Lamps & electrical |
| Rover 420 | 37.3% | 369,481 | Lamps & electrical |
| Rover 111 | 37.2% | 148,737 | Brakes |
| Rover Metro | 37.1% | 278,208 | Body & structure |
| Rover 620 | 37.0% | 377,670 | Brakes |
| Rover 114 | 36.2% | 112,452 | Brakes |
| Rover Vitesse | 36.2% | 2,140 | Brakes |
| Rover 820 | 36.1% | 92,758 | Brakes |
| Rover 418 | 35.9% | 44,826 | Suspension |
| Rover 100 | 35.7% | 154,640 | Brakes |
| Rover 218 | 35.5% | 106,687 | Suspension |
| Rover 618 | 35.4% | 114,575 | Brakes |
| Rover 213 | 35.3% | 8,291 | Suspension |
| Rover 623 | 35.2% | 34,835 | Brakes |
| Rover 827 | 35.2% | 22,747 | Lamps & electrical |
| Rover Montego | 35.2% | 15,399 | Other |
| Rover 800 | 35.2% | 5,533 | Brakes |
| Rover 400 | 35.2% | 1,613 | Lamps & electrical |
| Rover Cityrover | 35.0% | 105,406 | Lamps & electrical |
| Rover Mgf | 35.0% | 3,468 | Suspension |
| Rover Range Rover | 34.9% | 6,381 | Brakes |
| Rover 216i | 34.3% | 62,181 | Lamps & electrical |
| Rover 825 | 34.2% | 28,411 | Brakes |
| Rover 416 | 34.0% | 648,525 | Lamps & electrical |
| Rover Sterling | 33.6% | 8,305 | Brakes |
| Rover 414 | 33.5% | 376,704 | Lamps & electrical |
| Rover Maestro | 33.3% | 31,642 | Brakes |
| Rover 216 | 33.1% | 445,738 | Lamps & electrical |
| Rover MINI | 33.0% | 526,971 | Lamps & electrical |
| Rover 214 | 32.4% | 1,034,342 | Exhaust & emissions |
| Rover 200 | 31.4% | 64,525 | Lamps & electrical |
| Rover 211 | 30.0% | 85,827 | Lamps & electrical |
| Rover Allegro | 29.6% | 1,281 | Brakes |
| Rover 75 | 29.3% | 1,369,286 | Suspension |
| Rover Streetwise | 28.0% | 99,734 | Lamps & electrical |
| Rover Landrover | 28.0% | 1,036 | Lamps & electrical |
| Rover 25 | 27.9% | 1,786,056 | Lamps & electrical |
| Rover 45 | 27.7% | 850,475 | Lamps & electrical |
| Rover MG | 27.4% | 1,800 | Brakes |
| Rover Coupe | 27.4% | 1,372 | Brakes |
| Rover 2600 | 27.2% | 1,252 | Brakes |
| Rover Sd1 | 26.9% | 8,427 | Brakes |
| Rover 80 | 26.9% | 2,890 | Brakes |
| Rover 2200 | 25.9% | 2,536 | Brakes |
| Rover Land Rover | 24.8% | 1,102 | Lamps & electrical |
| Rover 3500 | 22.2% | 17,263 | Brakes |
| Rover Austin | 21.8% | 1,008 | Brakes |
| Rover 2000 | 21.7% | 9,058 | Brakes |
| Rover P6 | 21.0% | 2,846 | Brakes |
| Rover P5 | 20.8% | 2,273 | Brakes |
| Rover 3.5 | 20.2% | 6,646 | Brakes |
| Rover 95 | 19.3% | 2,605 | Brakes |
| Rover 3 | 19.0% | 2,147 | Brakes |
| Rover 90 | 19.0% | 1,490 | Brakes |
| Rover 110 | 18.0% | 3,596 | Brakes |
Which Rover fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Rover 115 has the highest failure rate at 41.9%, and the Rover 110 the lowest at 18.0%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
Compare another make
Failure rates for other makes with a large MOT sample.
| Make |
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| SEAT MOT failure rates |
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| Jaguar MOT failure rates |
| Mazda MOT failure rates |
| MINI MOT failure rates |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain