Rover 25 MOT reliability

Rover 25s passed their MOT first time 62% of the time across 2,453 tests in 2025. 1,857 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

62%

MOTs analysed

2,453

Still licensed (GB)

1,857

Body type

Hatchback

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

2004 petrol

401 MOTs

Passed first time 63%. Typical mileage 63,558 (most between 43,817 and 82,847).

2005: 100% → 2006: 79% → 2007: 80% → 2008: 77% → 2009: 73% → 2010: 68% → 2011: 63% → 2012: 59% → 2013: 58% → 2014: 56% → 2015: 57% → 2016: 56% → 2017: 55% → 2018: 54% → 2019: 54% → 2020: 56% → 2021: 58% → 2022: 60% → 2023: 59% → 2024: 60% → 2025: 63%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (10.5%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.0%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (3.7%)
Stop lamp: not working (3.5%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (3.0%)

2004 diesel

21 MOTs

These figures come from 21 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 95,476 (most between 75,388 and 120,098).

2006: 55% → 2007: 74% → 2008: 71% → 2009: 65% → 2010: 56% → 2011: 53% → 2012: 46% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 47% → 2015: 52% → 2016: 51% → 2017: 51% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 51% → 2020: 55% → 2021: 53% → 2022: 69% → 2023: 61% → 2024: 64% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (14.3%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (9.5%)
Ball joint excessively worn (9.5%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (9.5%)
Wheel bearings: rough when rotated (9.5%)

2004 hybrid

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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 0%. Typical mileage 0 (most between 0 and 0).

2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (100.0%)

Where 2004 25s fail

Lights & electrics

15.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

15.0%

Brakes

6.5%

Visibility & wipers

6.2%

Suspension & axles

5.5%

Wheels & tyres

5.2%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

4.7%

Steering

4.2%

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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.