# Rover 214 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Rover 214 passes its MOT first time 64% of the time, from 517 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 64%
- MOT tests analysed: 517 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Exhaust, emissions & leaks

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 62 (few mots) | 60% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 83 (few mots) | 65% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 42 (few mots) | 57% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 34 (few mots) | 68% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 94 (few mots) | 66% |
| 1995 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 63 (few mots) | 68% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 56 (few mots) | 57% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 38 (few mots) | 68% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 23 (few mots) | 56% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 58% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |

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