Rover 213 MOT reliability

Rover 213s passed their MOT first time 84% of the time across 32 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 32 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

84%

MOTs analysed

32

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

1987 petrol

8 MOTs

These figures come from only 8 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 63%. Typical mileage 35,068 (most between 25,251 and 52,949).

2005: 44% → 2006: 47% → 2007: 46% → 2008: 46% → 2009: 45% → 2010: 55% → 2011: 48% → 2012: 52% → 2013: 65% → 2014: 88% → 2015: 67% → 2016: 58% → 2017: 64% → 2018: 78% → 2019: 88% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 78% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 63%

Most common failures

Integral vehicle structure condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (12.5%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (12.5%)
Chassis condition: or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (12.5%)
Headlamp aim: too low (12.5%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (12.5%)

Where 1987 213s fail

Body, structure & corrosion

25.0%

Brakes

12.5%

Lights & electrics

12.5%

Suspension & axles

12.5%

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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.