2000 Rover 75: MOT pass rate and reliability
70% of 2000 Rover 75s pass the MOT first time, measured across 387 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 93,005 miles.
How the 2000 compares
- Against all Rover 75s (63.2%, 7,545 tests): +6.8 points
- Against all 2000 cars (67.3%): +2.7 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Rover 75 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2000 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Rover 75:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70% | 387 | 93,005 |
| 2001 | 62.7% | 703 | 101,042 |
| 2002 | 64.1% | 1,276 | 111,556 |
| 2003 | 62.8% | 1,699 | 108,791 |
| 2004 | 60.6% | 2,081 | 107,326 |
| 2005 | 64.5% | 1,028 | 103,717 |
What this means if you are buying a 2000 75
The 2000 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 6.8 points more often than the Rover 75 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 26-year-old car fails on
A 2000 car is 26 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2000 Rover 75 the average at test was 93,005 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
2000 is the strongest year on record for this model at 70%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 2001 Rover 75 - 62.7%
- 2002 Rover 75 - 64.1%
- 2003 Rover 75 - 62.8%