Rover 211 MOT reliability

Rover 211s passed their MOT first time 52% of the time across 54 tests in 2025.

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.

First-time pass rate

52%

MOTs analysed

54

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

1998 petrol

19 MOTs

These figures come from only 19 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.

Passed first time 53%. Typical mileage 57,784 (most between 39,927 and 75,009).

2005: 72% → 2006: 68% → 2007: 64% → 2008: 57% → 2009: 55% → 2010: 53% → 2011: 51% → 2012: 49% → 2013: 46% → 2014: 51% → 2015: 51% → 2016: 51% → 2017: 52% → 2018: 52% → 2019: 52% → 2020: 66% → 2021: 56% → 2022: 63% → 2023: 55% → 2024: 62% → 2025: 53%

Most common failures

Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (10.5%)
Stop lamp: not working (10.5%)
Pre 01/07/2008 Non turbo: emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (5.3%)
Integral vehicle structure condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (5.3%)
Mirrors: seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (5.3%)

Where 1998 211s fail

Lights & electrics

21.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

15.8%

Wheels & tyres

10.5%

Suspension & axles

10.5%

Visibility & wipers

10.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

5.3%

Brakes

5.3%

Seat belts & other equipment

5.3%

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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.