Rover 100 MOT reliability

Rover 100s passed their MOT first time 71% of the time across 234 tests in 2025. 1,383 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

71%

MOTs analysed

234

Still licensed (GB)

1,383

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1996 petrol

54 MOTs

These figures come from 54 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 39,951 (most between 26,163 and 60,323).

2005: 56% → 2006: 52% → 2007: 47% → 2008: 45% → 2009: 44% → 2010: 49% → 2011: 47% → 2012: 47% → 2013: 54% → 2014: 54% → 2015: 54% → 2016: 53% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 65% → 2019: 54% → 2020: 57% → 2021: 60% → 2022: 60% → 2023: 68% → 2024: 72% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements (16.7%)
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (5.6%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (5.6%)
Integral vehicle structure condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (3.7%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (3.7%)

Where 1996 100s fail

Brakes

18.5%

Lights & electrics

13.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

11.1%

Body, structure & corrosion

7.4%

Suspension & axles

7.4%

Wheels & tyres

3.7%

Seat belts & other equipment

3.7%

Visibility & wipers

3.7%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.