Rover: MOT pass rate and reliability
Rover vehicles pass the MOT first time 70.2% of the time, measured across 30,801 DVSA tests. That is 6.8 points worse than the 77% national average, ranking Rover 45 of 51 major brands sold in the UK.
Every brand ranked
- Ferrari - 95.9%
- LEVC - 95.4%
- Aston Martin - 93.2%
- Bentley - 92.5%
- Porsche - 88.7%
- Lexus - 87.7%
- Tesla - 84.8%
- Maserati - 84.3%
- MG - 83.9%
- BMW - 82.5%
- Jaguar - 81.9%
- Abarth - 81.8%
- Audi - 81.6%
- MINI - 81.6%
- Toyota - 81.3%
- Land Rover - 80.6%
- Skoda - 80.6%
- Mercedes-Benz - 79.9%
- Suzuki - 79.5%
- Kia - 78.9%
- Hyundai - 78.8%
- SEAT - 78.7%
- Subaru - 78.6%
- Honda - 78.3%
- Dacia - 78.3%
- Volvo - 78.2%
- Jeep - 78%
- Smart (Mcc) - 77.7%
- Smart - 77.2%
- Volkswagen - 77.1%
- Mazda - 77%
- Mitsubishi - 76.9%
- DS - 76.2%
- London Taxis International - 75.5%
- Ford - 74.8%
- Isuzu - 73.7%
- Nissan - 73.4%
- Peugeot - 73.2%
- Fiat - 73%
- Ssangyong - 73%
- Vauxhall - 72.4%
- Alfa Romeo - 72.4%
- Citroen - 70.8%
- Iveco - 70.2%
- Rover - 70.2%
- Saab - 69.1%
- Renault - 68.1%
- Chrysler - 67.2%
- Daihatsu - 67.1%
- Chrysler-Jeep - 67%
- Chevrolet - 62.8%
Rover models
- Rover MINI - 73.7%, 11,138 tests
- Rover 75 - 62.6%, 7,626 tests
- Rover 25 - 69.2%, 3,244 tests
- Rover 45 - 62.1%, 2,021 tests
- Rover 216 - 70.7%, 728 tests
- Rover Metro - 70.4%, 668 tests
- Rover 214 - 67.9%, 626 tests
Most common MOT failures across every Rover
Pooled across all Rover models, not just one: what actually fails on a Rover more than the UK average.
- Emissions levels exceed default limits, 4.1% of tests (13.88x the national rate for this defect)
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 6.5% of tests (7.87x the national rate for this defect)
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits, 1.6% of tests (7.51x the national rate for this defect)
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 2.3% of tests (5.67x the national rate for this defect)
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 2% of tests (5.49x the national rate for this defect)
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2.1% of tests (3.84x the national rate for this defect)
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2.7% of tests (2.37x the national rate for this defect)
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 4.1% of tests (2.3x the national rate for this defect)
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 1.7% of tests (2.29x the national rate for this defect)
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 2.2% of tests (2.2x the national rate for this defect)
From 61,535 DVSA-tracked Rover tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.45% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 4.97% nationally.
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