# Rover 100 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Rover 100 passes its MOT first time 71% of the time, from 234 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 71%
- MOT tests analysed: 234 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Brakes
- Licensed in Great Britain: 1,383 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2004 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 16 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 73 (few mots) | 62% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 54 (few mots) | 67% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 29 (few mots) | 72% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1979 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1976 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1962 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 82% |
| 1961 | Petrol | 16 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 1960 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 88% |

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