Rover 3500 MOT reliability

Rover 3500s passed their MOT first time 85% of the time across 271 tests in 2025. 1,466 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

85%

MOTs analysed

271

Still licensed (GB)

1,466

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

1987 petrol

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 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 80%. Typical mileage 90,997 (most between 45,768 and 92,566).

2005: 100% → 2006: 77% → 2007: 77% → 2008: 71% → 2009: 54% → 2010: 58% → 2011: 40% → 2012: 56% → 2013: 80% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 60% → 2016: 43% → 2017: 86% → 2018: 71% → 2019: 67% → 2020: 78% → 2021: 88% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 89% → 2025: 80%

Most common failures

Rear fog lamp: not working (20.0%)

Where 1987 3500s fail

Lights & electrics

20.0%

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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.