2001 Rover 75: MOT pass rate and reliability
62.7% of 2001 Rover 75s pass the MOT first time, measured across 703 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 101,042 miles.
How the 2001 compares
- Against all Rover 75s (63.2%, 7,545 tests): -0.5 points
- Against all 2001 cars (66.2%): -3.5 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 2001 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 2001 75
The 2001 sits close to the Rover 75 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 25-year-old car fails on
A 2001 car is 25 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 and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2001 Rover 75 the average at test was 101,042 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.
The strongest year for this model is 2000 at 70%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 60.6%. That 9.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2001 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2000 Rover 75 - 70%
- 2002 Rover 75 - 64.1%
- 2003 Rover 75 - 62.8%
- 2004 Rover 75 - 60.6%