# Rover 216 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Rover 216 passes its MOT first time 67% of the time, from 661 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 67%
- MOT tests analysed: 661 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 39 (few mots) | 51% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 107 | 64% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 83 (few mots) | 65% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 65 (few mots) | 65% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 111 | 71% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 81 (few mots) | 72% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 66 (few mots) | 73% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 42 (few mots) | 62% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 27 (few mots) | 82% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 23 (few mots) | 70% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 46% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |

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