What is the Rover MOT pass rate?

62.6% of 17,099 class-4 initial MOT tests on Rover cars passed first time in 2024 — below the 71.2% UK average across all published models.

Which Rover has the best MOT pass rate?

Of the Rover model groups with a substantial sample, the Mini has the highest initial pass rate at 70.8% across 5,639 tests. Pass rates track vehicle age closely, so newer model groups tend to sit higher.

Does a good Rover pass rate mean the car I am looking at is fine?

No. A model-level rate describes a population, not one vehicle. Enter the registration for that car's own MOT, tax and mileage record, and check for outstanding finance, write-off and stolen markers before you buy.

MOT pass rates / Rover

Rover MOT pass rates and common failures

Name: Rover MOT statistics
Creator: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Rover cars passed 62.6% of their MOTs first time in 2024, across 17,099 class-4 initial tests and 4 model groups. That is below the 71.2% UK average, and ranks Rover 51st of 59 makes in the dataset.

Pass rates track age more strongly than badge: an older Rover is compared here against older cars of every other make, so read the age table below before drawing conclusions about the brand.

Checking a Rover?

Make-level pass rates cannot reveal the condition or provenance of one car.

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What Rover cars fail on

The items most often behind a first-test failure across Rover model groups, as a share of Rover tests. DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes rather than every possible one.

Brake Performance — 7.5% of Rover tests. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
Suspension Arms — 5.7% of Rover tests. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
Headlamp Aim — 4.9% of Rover tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
Exhaust Emissions — 4.9% of Rover tests. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
Component Mounting Prescribed Areas — 4.8% of Rover tests. Corrosion near a mounting point for a tested component. This is the kind of rust that gets expensive — inspect it.
Anti-roll Bars — 3.2% of Rover tests. Worn anti-roll bar links or bushes. Inexpensive but often recurring.
Transmission — 2.2% of Rover tests. A fault with a driveshaft, gaiter or transmission component. Costs vary widely.
Headlamps — 1.9% of Rover tests. A headlight fault, from a blown bulb to a failed unit.

Rover MOT pass rate by age

Age at test	Tests	Initial pass rate
15–30 years	17,089	62.6%

Rover models by MOT pass rate

Model	Tests	Initial pass rate
75	6,900	58%
Mini	5,639	70.8%
25	2,788	62.1%
45	1,772	55.5%

Methodology and limitations

MOT outcomes describe testable items at the time of inspection. They are not a measure of overall mechanical reliability.

Scope: Class 4 normal initial MOT tests completed in 2024. Models require at least 1,000 qualifying tests. Duplicate source rows are removed using official DVSA test IDs.

Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency anonymised MOT tests and results, 2024, published 2025-05-23 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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