Rover 2200 MOT reliability

Rover 2200s passed their MOT first time 88% of the time across 24 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 24 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

88%

MOTs analysed

24

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Sedan

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

1974 petrol

11 MOTs

These figures come from only 11 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 91%. Typical mileage 58,010 (most between 32,627 and 93,247).

2005: 60% → 2006: 71% → 2007: 72% → 2008: 68% → 2009: 56% → 2010: 56% → 2011: 56% → 2012: 69% → 2013: 74% → 2014: 65% → 2015: 60% → 2016: 68% → 2017: 77% → 2018: 89% → 2019: 67% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 90% → 2022: 86% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (9.1%)
Service brake performance: effort inadequate at a wheel (9.1%)
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (9.1%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (9.1%)

Where 1974 2200s fail

Brakes

9.1%

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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.