Rover 115 MOT reliability

Rover 115s passed their MOT first time 38% of the time across 13 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 13 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

38%

MOTs analysed

13

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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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

1995 diesel

5 MOTs

Passed first time 60%. Typical mileage 102,732 (most between 52,097 and 118,247).

2005: 43% → 2006: 41% → 2007: 38% → 2008: 35% → 2009: 38% → 2010: 40% → 2011: 41% → 2012: 43% → 2013: 36% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 42% → 2016: 42% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 75% → 2019: 73% → 2020: 73% → 2021: 91% → 2022: 77% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 83% → 2025: 60%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: all not working (20.0%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (20.0%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (20.0%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (20.0%)

Where 1995 115s fail

Suspension & axles

40.0%

Lights & electrics

20.0%

Steering

20.0%

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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.