# Rover 200 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Rover 200 passes its MOT first time 73% of the time, from 198 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 73%
- MOT tests analysed: 198 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Brakes
- Licensed in Great Britain: 2,360 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 88 (few mots) | 66% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 53% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 63% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1976 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1973 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1972 | Petrol | 23 (few mots) | 91% |
| 1971 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 78% |
| 1970 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1969 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1968 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 1967 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 78% |
| 1966 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1965 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1964 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |

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